This paper investigates the roles of industrial cluster on the efficiency of rice milling and the improvement of milled … rice quality. The data were obtained in Kumasi area, central Ghana because the enhancement of domestic rice production is a … and marketing. Among 63 rice millers interviewed in the Kumasi area, 24 millers form a few clusters in the city of Kumasi …

In the Philippines, where rice is considered the most important food crop, attempts to influence rice prices have been … prices since its establishment in 1972 to support farm gate prices and reduce retail price of rice. But data shows divergence … movement of Philippine rice margins with government stocks and weather supply shocks to able to determine government …

Brazil`s rice markets. In response to changes of the agricultural policies during the period of investigation, the presence …

There is a strong linkage between the behavior of the rice market and the state of food security inmany regions around … the world, particularly in Asia, as made evident in the 2007-08 commoditycrisis. Rice is a staple for the majority of the …, “it is impossible toimprove food security in the short run or long run without providing adequate supplies of rice thatare …

Commercial rice imports have accounted for approximately 61%, food aid in rice accounted for about 2%, and domestic … rice accounted for some 37% per annum of rice consumption in Ghana over the four years between 2000 and 2003. Compared to … the 1990s, these figures show a gradual decline in the share of local rice production in the total quantities of rice …