Low Supplies, High Prices Cause Concern Among Asian Wheat ImportersVoice of America - Jan 11, 2008This month, China began a temporary quota policy on exports of wheat, corn and rice flour. The ministry of finance has also announced export taxes, …
Africa: Can Crops Be Climate-Proofed?AllAfrica.com, Washington - Jan 11, 2008The worst-case scenario is stark: Africa's Sahel region will produce fewer cereals, rice cultivation in Asia will be under threat, there will be fewer …
Korean Choi the lead contender in Asia's major challengeGuardian Unlimited, UK - 10 hours agoThe son of a rice farmer, the burly Korean has cemented his place among the game's elite while posting four top-10 finishes in the majors over the last four …
Dr Singh is not Richard GereRediff, India - 4 hours agoSince 'non-alignment' has become a dirty word in our idiom — especially after US Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice began disparaging the concept — one …
Rice scarcity loomingPakistan Dawn, Pakistan - 12 hours agoThe rice shortage is being experienced all over south and east Asia. A source in the finance ministry said that former prime minister Shaukat Aziz had …