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K-Food, Go beyond, Over the Food Korea IT Times (press release) ILSAN, KOREA – The KFS (Korea Food Show) 2013 (www.koreafoodshow.com) – hosted by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and organized by the Korea Agro-Fisheries & Food… … Continue reading →

Rice exports from India, the world’s second-largest grower, are poised to slump from a record as supplies from Vietnam, Myanmar and Pakistan widen a global glut, according to the International Rice Research Institute. See on http://www.bloomberg.com

Rice was in the news extensively during April with quite a few nuggets of interest from around the world and the news potentially impacting U.S. rice farmers. Frank Kusters‘s insight: Us imports to Turkey cotain GMO contaminated soybeans. Cambodia rice … Continue reading →

Report claims that families in Laos and Cambodia have been forced off land or are expected to work on rubber plantations See on http://www.guardian.co.uk

Palm Reserves in Indonesia May Drop to Lowest Since October (2)Businessweek“Domestic use is increasing for food as well as for biodiesel,” said Derom Bangun, chairman of the Indonesian Palm Oil Board. See on http://www.businessweek.com

In the wake of the European Commission’s announcement that it will adopt a proposal to restrict the use of three pesticides belonging to the neonicotinoid family, rice research guru Bas Bouman has called for Asia to take different… See on … Continue reading →

Close to Narita International Airport, on a 6.7-hectare patch of ground where spinach, radishes, ‘komatsuna’ and carrots are grown, stands a white sign with the words ‘Lawson Farm’ in blue … See on http://www.japantimes.co.jp

The mistaken notion that the 53 per cent of India’s population ‘dependent on agriculture’ are all ‘farmers’ leads many to dismiss the massive farmers’ suicides as trivial… See on http://www.thehindu.com

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