Author Archives: Rice Today

Many Nigerian smallholder farmers are enjoying higher yields, better-quality rice, and higher profits using modern rice planting and harvesting techniques. By...

A number of Japanese farm manufacturers are optimistic about the role of smart and automated machinery in keeping Japan’s agriculture sector alive. Because...

Vietnamese rice farmers Tien Giang Province the Mekong Delta have planted corn on almost 2,000 hectares of drought-prone and saltwater-affected rice fields...

A new study showed that, unlike the traditional parboiling method, husking rice prior to parboiling significantly removes inorganic arsenic content by...

A new anthropological study of the Agta, a tribe of small-scale hunter-gatherers in the northern Philippines, showed that hunter-gatherers get about...

Philippine Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel Piñol proposed a number of measures to solve the problem of water scarcity, particularly during El Niño. These...

It started with five seed minikits in 2013. Today, more than 75% of the farmers in Katindol Village are growing Swarna-Sub1. ...

Vietnam has various “green” technologies that could help boost its agricultural productivity, decrease greenhouse gas emissions, and save...

A new study at Duke University showed that beta-cyclocitral, a plant hormone used as a food additive, helps stimulate rice roots to grow faster and branch...

The town of Fukishima’ agricultural commission in Japan held farming trials this month for various crops, including the popular Koshihikari rice,...