Farming has never been easy. Mohd. Izuan has battled floods, crop diseases, and volatile markets. A five-day flood last ...

A researcher checking on various gene-edited rice growing in the contained biodome research facility at MARDI. --fotoBERNAMA (2025) COPYRIGHT RESERVED Varieties of gene-edited paddy grown in the ...

Bananas are such a common fruit that it's hard to imagine anyone would be thrilled to see a bunch on the plant before they ...

Paddy farmers in the northern districts have struggled to turn a profit for the past five years, as production costs have risen significantly but rice prices have not increased proportionally.

For Malaysia, the adoption of GE crops like MARDI’s blight-resistant rice could play a crucial role in enhancing food security. Food security expert at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Assoc Prof Saiful ...

Dressed in colourful costumes, some sporting feathered headgear and traditional swords, several thousand of Malaysia's ethnic ...

BAGAN SERAI: The government has allocated RM7mil for infrastructure upgrades to minimise drought impact on key rice production areas of Malaysia.

Partners of M/s Luxmi Rice Industries, Barwala, have been booked for allegedly cheating the Haryana State Warehousing Corporation (HSWC) by failing to deliver the full quantity of rice due under a ...

Indonesia: boosting rice yields through smarter irrigation. Meanwhile, in Indonesia, where 77 percent of farmers depend on rice cultivation, the government is placing greater focus on irrigation.

TOKYO (Kyodo) -- Japan began sales of government rice stockpiles via direct contracts Monday, aiming to slash soaring prices after the newly appointed farm minister pledged to bring them down to ...

KOTA KINABALU: Sabah is reactivating efforts to boost local food production, including rice farming, as part of a broader push for food security.

Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi said the ministry will aim to make the rice, which is expected to carry a retail price tag of ¥1,800 ($12.50) per 5-kilogram bag, available throughout the nation.