Author Archives: Rice Today

The Venezuelan Government will fund a rice research institute in  Budalang’i, Busia County, Western Kenya to boost the production and marketing...

Scientists at the National Institute of Plant Genome Research in New Delhi have identified a gene, known as OsMed15a, that has a role in regulating the...

The new disruptive agriculture technologies are starting to benefit small farmers in many developing countries in Asia. These new technologies include...

The Philippine Department of Agriculture and SeedWorks Philippines Inc. established a 60-hectare demonstration farm in Sultan Kudarat Province, Mindanao...

A resistant variety and a fungus used as a treatment for blast disease offer Cambodian farmers a safer disease management option. ...

A new hybrid basmati rice variety that can cope with water scarcity, salinity, and climate changes has been developed in Pakistan by the Guard Agriculture...

A stunning sunrise over IRRI’s Long-Term Continuous Cropping Experiment (LTCCE) in Laguna, the Philippines captured by a timelapse camera. ...

The Vietnamese province of Trà Vinh has developed 30 new rice varieties that are 10% more productive than old varieties and are resilient to climate change. The...

The cultivation of Akidawara-type rice varieties, which produce up to 40% more than premium rice varieties, is spreading rapidly in Japan as costs of...

The rice eel, an invasive alien species, has become a slippery problem for many farmers in Northern and Central Philippines where most of the country’s...