Rice already taking hits from drought as El Niño looms over Colombia
Colombia’s National Rice Growers Federation (FEDEARROZ) claims to have already lost some...
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Colombia and Japan to develop rice resistant to climate change
Scientists from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) have initiated a project...
‘No reason for rice strikes’: Colombia’s Agriculture Minister
Colombia’s Agriculture Minister on late Wednesday evening signed an agreement with the...
Rice growers to strike Thursday, block roads to Colombia’s capital
Rice growers announced that they will go on indefinite national strike Thursday, aiming to block...
Smuggled rice threatens livelihood of 2 million Colombians: Federation
Rice imported illegally into Colombia is a major threat to the industry, says the head of the...
No risk of food shortage in Colombia: Agriculture Minister
Colombia’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development ruled out the risk of a possible overall food shortage due to heavy winter rains, but noted dwindling rice supplies throughout the country. Agriculture Minister Juan...
No need for more rice imports: Colombia’s agriculture minister
Colombia’s Agriculture Minister Juan Camilo Restrepo Salazar said Friday that for now the country has no need to import rice. “For the moment, Colombia is well stocked, not only with rice but other food staples and...
Colombia rice industry to remove tariffs over 19 years
The director of Colombia’s National Planning Department said that tariffs protecting the rice sector will be gradually removed over 19 years, despite the passage of the U.S. free trade deal, Caracol Radio reported Monday....
Rice growers demand better transport infrastructure to compete post-FTA
Better transport infrastructure is needed to enable Colombia’s rice growers to compete when the free trade agreement with the United States goes into effect, said the head of Colombia’s Rice Growers Federation in an...
