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Shinjiro Koizumi has scrambled to cut soaring rice prices ahead of a high-stakes election this weekend. Will it be enough to ...
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Absence of agricultural policy?
IN a visit to the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, the president declared that the main reason for the state of Philippine agriculture was the absence of policy to guide the sector’s development.
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime ...
While Japan’s rice crisis is especially severe, it’s also part of a broader trend: Food prices around the world have been ...
Rice prices in Japan soared 99.2 percent in June year-on-year, official data showed Friday, piling further pressure on Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba ahead of elections this weekend.
Japan is expected to produce 7.35 million tons of rice this year, marking a record increase of 560,000 tons from the harvest last year, the farm minister said Tuesday, amid persistent demand for ...
As nations worldwide race to meet the 2050 carbon neutrality target, Japan has emerged as a key player in implementing "green ...
President Trump on Wednesday said he would be sending letters to over 150 countries as he plans a barrage of duties to take ...
Sri Lanka expecting a rough rice (paddy) harvest of 2.09 million metric tonnes in the 2025 minor Yala cultivation season, ...