Vietnam is aiming to develop a local rice brand that would become the world’s leading rice by 2030, according to a project approved by Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung recently. (Image source: Artit Jinda/Shutterstock)
Vietnam has generated a revenue of around US$875mn from shipping nearly 2.1mn tonnes of rice in the first five months of 2015, according to the Viet Nam Food Association (VFA)
Japan has a health-conscious population, which is why there is a rising demand for food barley. (Image source: Pixabay)
Japan has imported 1,789 metric tonnes (mt) of barley from the USA, for food and food processing, from January to March 2015 and the US Grains Council expects 50 per cent more in the coming months
Certain rice breeding lines exhibit tolerance to drought and stress, which might lead to the development of new rice varieties. (Image source: Zuki/Flickr)
Philippines Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is currently analysing a heat-tolerant rice variety, in a bid to address climate-change ready technologies in the countrys predominant rice growing areas
Agriculturists believe wheat production will be hampered in India due to hailstorms and unseasonal rains. (Image source: Pixabay)
India’s wheat procurement figure has risen nearly two per cent to 26.7mn tonnes (MT) in the marketing year 2015-16
China’s imports of rapeseed meal are seen at 150,000 tonne during 2015-16, down 25 per cent from a year earlier, according to reports. (Image source: Tante Tati/Pixabay)
India has announced that it will resume rapeseed meal exports to China, after Beijing agreed in principle to lift a ban that it had imposed last year citing traces of a hazardous chemical, an industry source said
