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Thailand's rice industry is undergoing a transformation as the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) ...

Four years since Sri Lanka scrapped a rash fertiliser ban that triggered protests, decimated harvests and exacerbated its ...

Four years post the abrupt fertilizer ban that led to protests and weakened Sri Lanka's economy, the impact on farmers like K ...

No doubt, homegrown rice farming is a lucrative venture for anyone aspiring to be financially independent.

Vietnam, a major rice exporter, is aiming to transform its farming techniques by reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas. Rice paddies generate methane due to flooded conditions inhibiting ...

Rice feeds the world—but it uses more water and emits more methane than any other crop. Jim Whitaker and his daughter, Jessica Whitaker Allen,... Rice feeds the world. One farming family is trying to ...

Integrated rice farming systems, which combine rice cultivation with the simultaneous rearing of aquatic animals, have garnered significant attention as a sustainable agricultural approach. These ...

Food shortages related to India's recent ban on the export of white non-basmati rice are unlikely and Arkansas rice farmers may benefit from better prices after fall harvest, Arkansas agriculture ...

The Regional Climate-Resilient Rice Production Project (RICOWAS) has intensified efforts to strengthen climate change ...