Impacts of COVID-19 on the fisheries and aquaculture sector in developing countries and ways forward

Impacts of COVID-19 on the fisheries and aquaculture sector in developing countries and ways forward

February 8, 2022

COVID-19 has impacted almost all sectors of the global economy. Due to the continuous, restrictive measures imposed...

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Hybrid rice areas in Bangladesh almost doubled in five years

Hybrid rice areas in Bangladesh almost doubled in five years

February 7, 2022 2

Land areas under hybrid rice cultivation, especially in Boro season, almost doubled in the past five years,...

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Determinants in the adoption of alternate wetting and drying technique for rice production in a gravity surface irrigation system in the Philippines

Determinants in the adoption of alternate wetting and drying technique for rice production in a gravity surface irrigation system in the Philippines

February 4, 2022

In Asia, AWD technology is a well-known low-cost water-saving technique for irrigated rice. Despite the potential benefits...

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CGIAR centers IRRI and WorldFish win Global Food Systems Challenge

CGIAR centers IRRI and WorldFish win Global Food Systems Challenge

February 2, 2022

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Seeding The Future Foundation announced the winners of its...

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Vietnamese farmers using rice-shrimp model enjoy a bumper crop

Vietnamese farmers using rice-shrimp model enjoy a bumper crop

January 31, 2022

Farmers in the Ca Mau Peninsula, Vietnam’s biggest exporter of shrimp and prawns, are enjoying a good...

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Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated rice cultivation through improved fertilizer and water management

Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated rice cultivation through improved fertilizer and water management

January 28, 2022

Annually, Bangladesh consumes about 2.9 million metric tons of urea and about 60% of this is used...

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Old school adaptation

Old school adaptation

January 24, 2022

What is happening in Assam emphasizes how indigenous people’s farming methods, using organic and traditional techniques, alongside...

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Rice domestication

Rice domestication

January 21, 2022

This Primer describes the history of rice domestication, the importance of wild relatives of rice for crop...

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Nigeria approves bill to form the National Rice Development Council

Nigeria approves bill to form the National Rice Development Council

January 20, 2022

The Nigerian Senate passed a bill seeking to establish the National Rice Development Council. The council is...

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Philippne agriculture department project promotes clustered hybrid rice farms

Philippne agriculture department project promotes clustered hybrid rice farms

January 19, 2022

The Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched a project that will establish clustered hybrid rice farms...

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