Government agencies have begun introducing new rice varieties and climate-smart technology to reduce the shortage of rice in Kenya which stands at 600,000 metric tons annually. According to the ...

Mention Japan’s Niigata prefecture and rice usually comes to mind. Niigata ranks first in the nation in terms of rice cultivation area and production levels. This northwestern region is flanked by ...

Since the 1970s, Vietnam’s “rice-first” policy facilitated the construction of an elaborate series of dikes and dams that allowed farmers in the Mekong Delta to flood their fields to allow for ...

High tech and age-old agricultural traditions are being used to reverse the decline in one of Japan’s top rice-growing regions. More than four centuries of agricultural tradition are at risk of coming ...

When Florida governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill into law in late March to ban social media access for children under 14, it was among US lawmakers’ most sweeping attempts to limit kids’ exposure to ...

Rice is the staple crop of more than half of the world’s population. Demand is growing with the rising population in South and Southeast Asia. However, a significant portion of rice farming still ...

Nov 03, GNA- Cooperative rice farmers in Adelakope-Somenya, a rice farming community in the Eastern Region, are facing challenges, from controlling weeds and pests to navigating market dynamics. As a ...

With the ’23 harvest approaching, rice farmers and industry professionals took some time to regroup at the Arkansas Rice Field Day. More than 350 rice industry professionals recently turned out for ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is using drone technology to spray herbicides and manage weeds in rice plantations. According to PhilRice, researchers ...

The Northern Regional Minister, Ali Adolf John, has urged stakeholders in the rice value chain to leverage technology and innovations to transform the domestic rice industry and enhance food productio ...

Thirteen district agricultural officers from Koboko, Maracha, Yumbe, Nebbi, Moyo, Obongi, and Madi-Okollo have been trained ...