Effective rice marketing strategies
MarketMonday presents this very useful writeup by the PhilRice team on how to increase income through implementing effective rice marketing strategies.Palay seeds should not stay long in warehouses. They should reach the market at once. After three to four months of labor in the ricefield, the farmer’s much awaited benefit comes next. It is the […]
Asian states feel rice pinch
Our good friend Conchi Quintana from WRF shared this interesting update on the rice crisis (from the BBC NEWS) affecting asian countries. Asian countries have been struggling to cope as the cost of rice has reached record levels. The price of the staple crop has risen by as much as 70% during the last year, […]
Maligaya flatbed dryers distributed to philippine farmers to reduce rice wastage
FarmFriday brings you this update on the maligaya flatbed dryer– one of the most popular search terms here in our blog. To those interested in the dryer, please contact the Philippine Rice Research Institute for more info. Drying palay on the road, which is a practice that most farmers do, is wasteful as it can […]
Writing radio scripts to improve food security
TechTuesday brings you these very useful tips on writing radio scripts. This is from our favorite farm radio resource – Farm Radio International This paper is intended to share with the reader the steps in script writing that we at Farm Radio International follow to ensure that our final product – which is the written […]
Kees Blockland's blog – farmers fighting poverty
i stumbled upon Mr. Kees Blockland’s very informative blog while googling for vietnam farmers. Kees’ blog “collects stories from all over the world on farmers fighting poverty and comments on the efforts of farmers worldwide in building their own development”
Comparison of Biofuels
Its’ FarmFriday! i picked up this interesting infographic at the very informative biofuels blog Gas2.0. Click the image for a larger view
VietDHRRA website is online!
Visit VietDHRRA’s newly launched website! The bilingual website features organizational information about VietDHRRA, and updates about their programs and projects
Small diversified farming will save the day!
Here’s another good read for HungerWednesday. Although this is not from Asia, still it presents an interesting viewpoint about the current gloabl energy crisis is brining to the fore the importance and relevance of small farmers doing diversified farming. NYT | By DAN BARBER Published: May 11, 2008 COOKING, like farming, for all its down-home […]
High prices for staple foods dip, but volatile markets persist
IHT | Keith Bradsher Published: May 9, 2008 HONG KONG: After months of startling increases, the prices of rice, wheat, soybeans and several other foods have come down recently, a development that could ease some of the panic in global food markets. Prices remain volatile and remarkably high by historical standards, and few agricultural experts […]
