In addition to being home to some six million people, the Mekong Delta grows about half of the nations» rice — the wider implication being that Vietnam is the second - largest
rice exporting country in the world, after Thailand.
Not exact matches
Pre-shipment: An overseas
country has an official requirement to have the
export of wheat fumigated with methyl bromide as a phytosanitary precaution against the introduction of unspecified stored product pests, such as red flour beetle or
rice weevil - any fumigation must take place within 21 days of
export.
Because of the high concentration of
exports coming from only a few
countries, the international
rice market is vulnerable to disruptions in supply from major
exporting countries, leading to higher world prices.
NAGB, a think tank group that advises government on ways to grow the
country's agriculture sector said by 2018, locally processed
rice would be
exported to other
countries which in turn will create jobs and generate foreign exchange for the federal government.
Several
countries, such as Egypt, India and Vietnam, have cut off their
rice exports in response to soaring prices at home, thereby exacerbating the effects on
rice - importing
countries.
Reform of energy subsidies in oil -
exporting countries can reduce carbon emissions and add years to oil
exports, according to a new paper from
Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Any other commercial use of the golden
rice technology — using public or private germplasm — and any
export from a producer
country requires a license from Zeneca on commercial terms.
Some
countries have responded by banning
exports of wheat or
rice.
Countries restricting
rice exports include Viet Nam, Cambodia, and Egypt.