Stakeholders call for intensified consultations on Nigerian rice sector trade In December 2013, in an interview with Nigeria’s Vanguard newspaper, the National Chair of the Rice Millers, Importers and Distributors Association... 16/02/2014
Trends in ACP rice exports to the EU According to EC reports, Guyana, the main ACP rice exporter to the EU, now accounts for just over 3% of total EU rice imports, which in 2012/13 tot... 03/02/2014
Record Guyanese rice production and slight recovery in Haiti In November 2013 CARICOM confirmed that Guyanese rice production for 2013 would reach 529,384 tonnes – a 25.43% increase on the 422,057 tonnes prod... 02/02/2014
Debate intensifies on viability of Nigerian rice import ban The Managing Director of the Nigerian company Attajiri Rice Mill Sokoto, Mr Alhaji Nura Attajiri, has called on the government of Nigeria to rethin... 21/12/2013
Executive Brief Update 2013: Rice sector 1. Background and key issuesHigh global prices and rising consumer demand for rice in ACP countries... 18/12/2013
Do rising rice prices present an opportunity for African farmers? Analysis from the UK-based Overseas Development Institute (ODI) has argued that the rise in world rice prices – which “have more than doubled since... 01/12/2013
Rice sector trends in West Africa In April 2013, the USDA published its annual report on rice in West Africa. The analysis estimates that production of milled rice in marketing year... 23/06/2013
High production potential in East Africa and barriers to intra-regional trade A new GRET study of agriculture in the East African Community (EAC) concludes that “the potential for developing regional production is high, espec... 13/06/2013
EU rice market developments and prospects In the EC’s report, ‘Prospects for agricultural markets and income in the EU 2012–2020’, published in December 2012, EU rice consumption is project... 22/04/2013
ECOWAS CET finally adopted while producer organisations raise concerns ECOWAS, six years after its decision to implement a common external tariff (CET), formally adopted its CET at the WAEMU-ECOWAS joint technical comm... 22/04/2013