Carbon Footprint Calculator customized for rice products: Concept and characterization of rice value chains in Southeast Asia Carbon Footprint Calculator customized for rice products: Concept and characterization of rice value chains in Southeast Asia January 14, 2022 The ability to quantify GHG emissions along the entire value chain from farm to shelf for a...Read More
Integrated weed management in transplanted rice: Options for addressing labor constraints and improving farmers’ income in Bangladesh Integrated weed management in transplanted rice: Options for addressing labor constraints and improving farmers’ income in Bangladesh January 11, 2022 Weeds are among the main biological constraints to realizing attainable rice yield potential and significantly reducing profitability....Read More
Technology transfer in the agriculture sector: Implementation experiences of WeRise in Indonesia and the Philippines Technology transfer in the agriculture sector: Implementation experiences of WeRise in Indonesia and the Philippines January 7, 2022 The Weather-rice-nutrient integrated decision support system (WeRise) is a web-based application that uses a seasonal climate prediction...Read More
Seed priming with potassium nitrate and gibberellic acid enhances the performance of dry direct-seeded rice in northwest India Seed priming with potassium nitrate and gibberellic acid enhances the performance of dry direct-seeded rice in northwest India January 4, 2022 Dry direct-seeded rice (DSR) has emerged as a socio-economically viable and environmentally promising alternative to puddled transplanting...Read More
Improving nitrogen-use efficiency: A key for sustainable rice production systems Improving nitrogen-use efficiency: A key for sustainable rice production systems December 20, 2021 The orientation of producing more food, associated with fertilizer overuse, particularly nitrogen (N), has caused a deterioration...Read More
Factors contributing to farm-level productivity and household income generation in coastal Bangladesh’s rice-based farming systems Factors contributing to farm-level productivity and household income generation in coastal Bangladesh’s rice-based farming systems December 17, 2021 The findings highlight the importance of off-farm income as a pathway to move smallholders out of poverty....Read More
Inclusiveness of consumer access to food safety: Evidence from certified rice in Vietnam Inclusiveness of consumer access to food safety: Evidence from certified rice in Vietnam December 13, 2021 “Food safety can no longer be the luxury of the rich since all people should have the...Read More
From cool to warm: Making temperate japonica rice more widely available to farmers in tropical Southeast Asia From cool to warm: Making temperate japonica rice more widely available to farmers in tropical Southeast Asia December 3, 2021 In the past 29 years, the Germplasm Utilization Value Added (GUVA) project has delivered six released varieties...Read More
Financing climate change mitigation in agriculture: assessment of investment cases Financing climate change mitigation in agriculture: assessment of investment cases November 29, 2021 Low emission agriculture development will not be possible without significantly increasing the amount of investment in mitigation...Read More