News National News National Agri Dept to pilot irrigation system, seeks to boost rice production Pilot project aims to increase rice yield by 690 metric tonnes per year September 28, 2018 BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN – A project to identify groundwater sources for paddy irrigation will begin next month, a move that is hoped to boost the…
News Legislative Council News Legislative Council New rice strain can be shot in the arm for Brunei’s paddy farmers At the LegCo meeting on Tuesday, parliament members discuss ways to ensure national food security March 6, 2018 A strain of paddy capable of producing 12 metric tonnes per hectare per season to fulfil up to 30 per cent of national…