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Paddy cultivation in Nepal reached an all-time high of 98% this year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. The crop has been cultivated on more than 1.3 million hectares The boost in rice cultivation was due to people returning to their villages from urban areas because of...

The Philippine Department of Agriculture turned over farm machinery and equipment worth over USD 1.6 million to different rice-based farmers’ and irrigators’...

The Lagos State Government provided at 800 rice farmers with hands-on experience in modern and improved rice farming practices to ensure maximum output,...

The Indian State of Punjab issued a prohibition on the sale, stocking, distribution, and use of  Acephate, Triazophos, Thiamethoxam, Carbendazim, Tricyclazole,...

The average paddy prices in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil’s main rice-producing state, has increased by 17% month-on-month to USD 276 per ton as of 17...

The largest single threat to food security is high temperature due to climate change, according to Donald Ort, a professor of plant biology and crop sciences...

Due to the water crisis, an impact of climate change and overexploitation, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government encourages farmers...

Some families are abandoning rice farming in Prey Veng, one of Cambodia’s biggest rice-producing provinces, to invest in aquaculture because of prolonged...

The Bicol Region recorded a 20% to 30% increased in rice production in areas where solar-powered irrigation system units were installed under the Philippine...

A genetically engineered nitrogen-fixing rice variety could help Ghana earn USD 40 million annually if widely adopted, according to an economic assessment. The...