Sustainable Rice Straw Management book now available for download Sustainable Rice Straw Management book now available for download December 2, 2019 Sustainable Rice Straw Management is an open access book that provides a wide array of options for rice straw...Read More
Gold grows on rice Gold grows on rice November 27, 2019 The golden oyster mushroom (Pleurotus citrinopileatus), shown here growing on rice straw medium at the Philippine Rice...Read More
Hydroponics rice paddy nursery: An innovative twist on growing rice in India Hydroponics rice paddy nursery: An innovative twist on growing rice in India November 18, 2019 23 Promoting the wider use of hydroponics paddy nursery can help Indian rice farmers save significant amounts of...Read More
AI-powered tool for growing rice to be tested in Colombia AI-powered tool for growing rice to be tested in Colombia October 29, 2019 e-kakashi, a cloud technology and IoT tool for collecting environmental data and integrates it with farming data to...Read More
Rice Technology Transfer Systems: A driving force for the development of rice production across Asia and Africa Rice Technology Transfer Systems: A driving force for the development of rice production across Asia and Africa October 23, 2019 The 16-year partnership between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Rural Development Administration (RDA) of...Read More
Third-generation hybrid rice produces major yield breakthrough Third-generation hybrid rice produces major yield breakthrough October 23, 2019 The third-generation hybrid rice developed by Yuan Longping and his team achieved a major yield breakthrough of ...Read More
Drones help Ghana’s rice farmers adapt to prolonged droughts Drones help Ghana’s rice farmers adapt to prolonged droughts October 17, 2019 Rice farmers in Ghana are learning to use drones to spray fertilizer more efficiently and map scarce water...Read More
Field of spirits Field of spirits October 9, 2019 Before modern science, Filipino rice farmers relied on superstitions for bountiful harvestsRead More
Study: Adding carbon compounds can increase phosphorus availability in paddy soils Study: Adding carbon compounds can increase phosphorus availability in paddy soils October 3, 2019 Experiments by soil scientists from the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia and Huazhong Agricultural University have shown...Read More
Farmers shift to less water-intensive crops as groundwater in Punjab declines Farmers shift to less water-intensive crops as groundwater in Punjab declines October 1, 2019 Farmers are shifting from paddy rice to crops that require less water as many parts of Punjab are...Read More