In the first two months of the year, rice exports reached 1.3 million tonnes valued at $599.3 million, up 5 per cent in volume but down 11.2 per cent in value compared with the same period last year.
Digital transformation, once seemingly out of reach, is becoming a tool for prosperity in the hands of ethnic women in the remote villages of Sơn La Province.
From what was once a disadvantaged area, Sơn La is gradually transforming through the development of community-based tourism and distinctive local agriculture, creating new livelihood opportunities for residents, particularly ethnic minority communities.
Imported rice needs to arrive on or before the end of February so it does not coincide with the bulk of the harvest in March and April, according to the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa.
