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Japan's Rice Crisis: Prices Soar, Supplies Dwindle And A Minister Resigns
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the decades.
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Ukraine Hopes For 1st Grain Shipment Under UN-Brokered Deal This Week
Ukraine said on Monday it hoped a UN-brokered deal aimed at easing global food shortages by resuming grain exports from the Black Sea region would start being implemented this week.
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Ukraine Works To Resume Grain Exports, Despite Condemned Russian Strikes
Ukraine pressed ahead on Sunday with efforts to restart grain exports from its Black Sea ports under a deal aimed at easing global food shortages but warned deliveries would suffer if a Russian missile strike on Odesa was a sign of more to come.
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Ukraine Works To Resume Grain Exports After Missile Strike On Odessa
Ukraine pressed ahead on Sunday with efforts to restart grain exports from Black Sea ports after a missile attack on Odesa raised doubts whether Russia would honour a deal aimed at easing global food shortages caused by the war.
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Argentine Truck Protest Enters Third Day, Grain Ports Operational
Argentine truck unions extended a widespread protest over fuel price hikes and diesel shortages on Friday
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No Wheat Shortage In India: Agriculture Minister Explains Export Ban
There was no shortage of wheat in India, but the Centre has imposed a ban on its export to check "rampant" overseas sales of the grain, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said.
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India Calls Out West On Wheat Export, Says Shouldn't Go The Covid Jabs Way
Calling out the West, India on Wednesday said that food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines as it voiced concern over hoarding and discrimination amid the "unjustified increase" in food prices.
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Despite Global Food Crisis, WTO Trouble For Indian Exports: Ms Sitharaman
Amidst a global shortage of food grains in the aftermath of the Ukrainian war, countries like India which have the potential to address this by exporting agricultural products, in particular cereals, are facing difficulties from the World Trade Organization, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday.
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How Russia's Ukraine War Will Make Bread Unaffordable In The Middle East
Many Middle Eastern countries are seriously concerned about the inevitable shortage of grain as Russia and Ukraine together account for 30 per cent of global wheat exports -- Russia being the world's largest exporter, with Ukraine in fourth place.
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Andhra Moves To Leverage Rice Exports At Time Of Global Shortage
Andhra Pradesh will use a deepwater port to export rice for the first time in decades amid a global shortage of the grain, according to a government order seen by Reuters, which could raise shipments this year by a fifth.
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21-Day Coronavirus Lockdown Leaves "No One At All For Harvests"
A severe shortage of labour, triggered by the nationwide 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, will disrupt harvesting of winter crops in India - the world's second largest producer of staple food grains, such as wheat.
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7 Gluten Free Grains You Should Know About
Being gluten free, the biggest challenge isnt the shortage of grains. Once you begin to see life beyond 'roti', there are many healthy alternatives available.
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Food Ministry Favours Slashing Import Duty On Wheat
The Union Food Ministry has strongly favoured the slashing of duty on wheat imports to at least 15 per cent from the existing 25 per cent in order to boost domestic availability of the food grain.
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Food Grains Availability to the Needy a Point of Concern: NHRC Chief
Indicating the urgent need of strengthening the country's food policies, the authorities said there was an improvement in the food grain production but making it available to the needy remains a point of concern.
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Uttarakhand government to launch rehabilitation schemes
Uttarakhand government today decided to identify land to relocate villages swept away by the June flash floods and launch women-centric vocational schemes designed to help those who lost their husbands or breadwinners in the tragedy.
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Japan's Rice Crisis: Prices Soar, Supplies Dwindle And A Minister Resigns
Rice is essential to Japanese culture, tradition and politics. People take pride in the oval-shaped sticky Japonica grain, which is still a staple even though total consumption has fallen over the decades.
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Ukraine Hopes For 1st Grain Shipment Under UN-Brokered Deal This Week
Ukraine said on Monday it hoped a UN-brokered deal aimed at easing global food shortages by resuming grain exports from the Black Sea region would start being implemented this week.
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Ukraine Works To Resume Grain Exports, Despite Condemned Russian Strikes
Ukraine pressed ahead on Sunday with efforts to restart grain exports from its Black Sea ports under a deal aimed at easing global food shortages but warned deliveries would suffer if a Russian missile strike on Odesa was a sign of more to come.
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Ukraine Works To Resume Grain Exports After Missile Strike On Odessa
Ukraine pressed ahead on Sunday with efforts to restart grain exports from Black Sea ports after a missile attack on Odesa raised doubts whether Russia would honour a deal aimed at easing global food shortages caused by the war.
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Argentine Truck Protest Enters Third Day, Grain Ports Operational
Argentine truck unions extended a widespread protest over fuel price hikes and diesel shortages on Friday
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No Wheat Shortage In India: Agriculture Minister Explains Export Ban
There was no shortage of wheat in India, but the Centre has imposed a ban on its export to check "rampant" overseas sales of the grain, Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar has said.
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India Calls Out West On Wheat Export, Says Shouldn't Go The Covid Jabs Way
Calling out the West, India on Wednesday said that food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines as it voiced concern over hoarding and discrimination amid the "unjustified increase" in food prices.
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Despite Global Food Crisis, WTO Trouble For Indian Exports: Ms Sitharaman
Amidst a global shortage of food grains in the aftermath of the Ukrainian war, countries like India which have the potential to address this by exporting agricultural products, in particular cereals, are facing difficulties from the World Trade Organization, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said Friday.
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How Russia's Ukraine War Will Make Bread Unaffordable In The Middle East
Many Middle Eastern countries are seriously concerned about the inevitable shortage of grain as Russia and Ukraine together account for 30 per cent of global wheat exports -- Russia being the world's largest exporter, with Ukraine in fourth place.
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Andhra Moves To Leverage Rice Exports At Time Of Global Shortage
Andhra Pradesh will use a deepwater port to export rice for the first time in decades amid a global shortage of the grain, according to a government order seen by Reuters, which could raise shipments this year by a fifth.
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21-Day Coronavirus Lockdown Leaves "No One At All For Harvests"
A severe shortage of labour, triggered by the nationwide 21-day lockdown to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, will disrupt harvesting of winter crops in India - the world's second largest producer of staple food grains, such as wheat.
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7 Gluten Free Grains You Should Know About
Being gluten free, the biggest challenge isnt the shortage of grains. Once you begin to see life beyond 'roti', there are many healthy alternatives available.
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Food Ministry Favours Slashing Import Duty On Wheat
The Union Food Ministry has strongly favoured the slashing of duty on wheat imports to at least 15 per cent from the existing 25 per cent in order to boost domestic availability of the food grain.
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Food Grains Availability to the Needy a Point of Concern: NHRC Chief
Indicating the urgent need of strengthening the country's food policies, the authorities said there was an improvement in the food grain production but making it available to the needy remains a point of concern.
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Uttarakhand government to launch rehabilitation schemes
Uttarakhand government today decided to identify land to relocate villages swept away by the June flash floods and launch women-centric vocational schemes designed to help those who lost their husbands or breadwinners in the tragedy.
