Kuala Baram gives Malaysia its first perennial padi harvest
MIRI (Aug 6): Sarawak has achieved a major breakthrough in rice production after successfully harvesting a perennial rice variety that…
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Growing rice in China’s space station
BEIJING (June 20): At China’s space station orbiting 400 kilometers above the Earth, the Shenzhou-23 astronauts are conducting a rice…
Push to achieve rice self-sufficiency fraught with challenges
IN 2013, Sarawak launched the Batang Lupar ‘Jelapang Padi’ project with great fanfare. Backed by RM950 million in federal funds,…
China-Africa friendship in a bag of rice
BEIJING (June 6): Five kilograms of rice is not much. But in the story of China-Guinea agricultural cooperation, it has…
Legislation set to bolster rice production
WITH the passing of the Sarawak Padi and Rice Board Bill 2026, Sarawak now has an official body to spearhead,…
Rep: Well-irrigated land, smart farming can yield better rice varieties
KUCHING (May 13): Sarawak needs well-irrigated land for cultivation and also smart farming with modern facilities to yield better rice…
Minister: Country’s rice reserve stock increased to 300,000 metric tonnes
KUALA LUMPUR (April 20): The government has increased the country’s rice reserve stock to 300,000 metric tonnes as an early…
Malaysian Army foils RM142,000 rice smuggling attempt in Serikin
KUCHING (Jan 23): The Malaysian Army successfully crippled a cross-border smuggling syndicate worth RM142,000 on Thursday night after intercepting a…