Monthly Archives: August 2021

Guide to supporting agricultural NDC implementation: GHG mitigation in rice production in Vietnam

The purpose of this document is to serve as a guide for research to support national partners to plan, finance, and implement the agricultural Nationally...

Integrated strategies for durable rice blast resistance in sub-Saharan Africa

First reported in sub-Saharan Africa in 1922, rice blast has become the most devastating and widespread disease of rice with yield losses of up to 100%...

India contributes almost USD 1 million to help smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe

India contributed almost USD one million to the United Nations World Food Programme in Zimbabwe to to assist more than 5,200 smallholder farmers in Chiredzi...

App developed to attract African youths to go into agriculture

The Haller Farmers App, developed by UK-based Haller Foundation, could appeal to the African youths to go into farming. The free app provides simplified,...

Cambodia releases climate-resilient hybrid rice varieties

Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries released a selection of hybrid rice varieties higher tolerance to water shortages and...

A toolkit for unpacking gender dynamics of migration in rice-based agricultural systems in South Asia

This toolkit was developed to support mixed methods research to explore how gender dynamics is constitutive of male migration, in the context of eastern...

Social networks and agricultural performance: A multiplex analysis of interactions among Indian rice farmers

These channels are central to the success of introduction of innovations such as improved varieties, machinery, and other agricultural practices. Therefore,...

Indian Govt to use fortified rice to combat “hidden hunger” among the poor

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that rice distributed under various government schemes will be fortified by 2024. The ambitious target...

Climate risk and planting patterns: An examination of the direct and indirect effects of changing precipitation on the behavior of Bangladeshi farmers

The interplay between changing environmental experiences and preferences implies that as weather patterns continue to evolve and change, the reactions...

The spillover effect of direct competition between marketing cooperatives and private intermediaries: Evidence from the Thai rice value chain

Our analysis suggests that farmers are better off selling their rice if they sell it in the area where there is direct competition between marketing...

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