Climate-smart agriculture key to Madagascar’s food security Climate-smart agriculture key to Madagascar’s food security October 27, 2021 The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) says climate-smart agriculture will help Madagasca face the challenges posed by...Read More
Continuous practice of conservation agriculture for 3–5 years in intensive rice-based cropping patterns reduces soil weed seedbank Continuous practice of conservation agriculture for 3–5 years in intensive rice-based cropping patterns reduces soil weed seedbank October 25, 2021 Conservation agriculture (CA) has a major influence on the relative abundance of weed species, while weed control...Read More
Carolyn Moomaw, spouse of IRRI’s first agronomist and a scientist in her own right, passes away Carolyn Moomaw, spouse of IRRI’s first agronomist and a scientist in her own right, passes away October 21, 2021 2 Carolyn Joan (nee Regier, Moomaw, Richtman) Wilhelm, 89, of Albany, Oregon, USA, passed away on 17 October...Read More
FAO and Japan sign agreement to improve rice and fish cultivation in Liberia FAO and Japan sign agreement to improve rice and fish cultivation in Liberia October 20, 2021 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and Japan signed a funding agreement towards...Read More
Unpacking the processes that catalyzed the adoption of best management practices for lowland irrigated rice in the Mekong Delta Unpacking the processes that catalyzed the adoption of best management practices for lowland irrigated rice in the Mekong Delta October 19, 2021 This review examines the development and subsequent wide-scale adoption of best management practices known as 1 Must...Read More
Potential trade policy reforms in Southeast Asian rice markets: Domestic and international impacts Potential trade policy reforms in Southeast Asian rice markets: Domestic and international impacts October 15, 2021 The rice tarrification debate is well-anchored in economic research, but there is still scope for additional work....Read More
Philippine agriculture department and private-sector partner promote urban farm school to modernize agriculture Philippine agriculture department and private-sector partner promote urban farm school to modernize agriculture October 14, 2021 The Philippine Department of Agriculture and its private-sector partner intensified the promotion of urban agriculture and incorporate...Read More
Co-benefits of nutrient management tailored to smallholder agriculture Co-benefits of nutrient management tailored to smallholder agriculture October 12, 2021 While inorganic fertilizers combined with high-yielding varieties, mechanization, irrigation, and other inputs have contributed to sustained increases...Read More
Development of healthy and nutritious cereals: Recent insights on molecular advances in breeding Development of healthy and nutritious cereals: Recent insights on molecular advances in breeding October 6, 2021 Malnutrition is linked with heavy dependence on monotonous cereal staples without much dietary diversification or nutrient supplementation....Read More
Interactive effect of weeding regimes, rice cultivars, and seeding rates influence the rice-weed competition under dry direct-seeded condition Interactive effect of weeding regimes, rice cultivars, and seeding rates influence the rice-weed competition under dry direct-seeded condition September 27, 2021 The rice production method, dry direct seeding (DSR), is the alternate option for the successful cultivation of...Read More