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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rice industry sinking, farmers warn ahead of Putrajaya gathering to protest floor price ]]></title>
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                                <description><![CDATA[ They say the amount under discussion is disproportionate to their current operating costs following the removal of diesel subsidies last year. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Rice farmers slam diesel price hike, 'unhelpful' subsidy programmes ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 14 Jun 2024 06:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A padi farmers' empowerment group questions the agriculture ministry's claim of having approved 30,000 applications for subsidy payouts. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Farmers, fishermen in limbo as Putrajaya mum on new subsidy mechanism ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2024 03:25:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ There is also a fear that rising costs will be passed on to consumers if the mechanism does not perform according to expectations. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Agricultural expert scoffs at idea of replacing rice with tapioca ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 01:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It's proof of the government's failure to tackle the rice supply crisis, says a former government adviser on agriculture. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Soaring rice prices sow hope and trouble for indebted Thai farmers ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 01:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Thailand's centuries-old rice cultivation system is under severe stress from climate change, unsustainable farm debts and a lack of innovation, reports say. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Drought dents Sri Lanka's economic hopes, farmers' livelihood ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 06:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The island's economy was crushed by its worst financial crisis in over seven decades, caused by a severe shortage of foreign exchange reserves that triggered widespread unrest and ousted its former president. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ India likely to receive below-average monsoon rains in August ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Tue, 01 Aug 2023 01:45:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The monsoon, vital for India's US$3 trillion economy, delivers nearly 70% of the rain needed to water its farms and refill reservoirs and aquifers. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Philippines writes off US$1 billion in farmer debt to boost food production ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 07 Jul 2023 07:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos says 'putting it under the government's tab is the right thing to do'. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Pro-PH activist calls for Felda-style white paper on agriculture ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Mazlan Aliman says millions of farmers will be affected if issues concerning food security are not addressed. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ China's wheat growers face 'disaster' after heavy rain batters crop ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 07 Jun 2023 07:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ About one-third of China's wheat is grown in Henan province, earning it the nickname the granary of China. ]]></description>
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