Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government will decide whether or not it will import rice again in June after receiving complete data on the national rice stock and on demand for rice from the Central Bureau of Statistics (BPS), State Logistic Agency (Bulog) President Director Mustafa Abubakar said here on Thursday. Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The government will decide whether or not it will import rice again in June after receiving complete data on the national rice stock and on demand for rice...

However, the rice exporters association chief cautioned, a stronger baht would adversely affect Thailand'srice export industry, should it rise against the US dollar from its current 35 baht level. Thailand will likely produce more rice for export, given its favourable climate, sufficient rainfall and anti-drought measures in the rice-growing areas, he said. Premium hom mali 'jasmine' rice continues to boost exports. BANGKOK, May 2 (TNA) -- Thai rice exports are expected to increase to 8.5...

He led farmers in rejecting the NIB (which used to market their produce) and forcibly taking over the rice farms. The incumbent, Mr Alfred Nderitu, has capitalised on the woes afflicting rice farmers to represent the area for two consecutive terms. Following their withdrawal from NIB, the farmers have suffered under the hands of middlemen, while the quality of rice has gone down. The MP promised farmers better prices for rice and said he would ensure that their payments were not delayed....

The ancient rice farmers' wisdom of pranata mangsa--the structure of the seasons--has been rendered almost useless by climate change. Once we did have many different varieties of dry land rice called pari gaga but since the 1970s many of our indigenous rice varieties have become extinct. However, as currently the rice farmers in Java are already experiencing these extremes of weather, we can only dread what it will be like by 2050. My grandfather's pranata mangsa almanac states that this...

Despite the decline in the deficit, the imports' coverage by exports rose from 40. Calculated by deducting the value of imports from the value of total exports, the deficit amounted to JD1,085. The main Saudi imports were pharmaceuticals, machinery, appliances, electrical apparatus and their parts and fertilisers. When adding the value of re-exports, the total value of exports becomes JD970. The main commodities imported during the first quarter of 2007 were crude oil, which amounted to...

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