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Rice farmers in Ghana are learning to use drones to spray fertilizer more efficiently and map scarce water sources through a project by the Netherlands-based Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation. The drones also double as a device for driving away birds that feed on the rice grains. The...

Experiments by soil scientists from the Peoples’ Friendship University of Russia and Huazhong Agricultural University have shown that the phosphorus...

Farmers are shifting from paddy rice to crops that require less water as many parts of Punjab are experiencing a rapid decline in groundwater. About one...

The Cambodian Government launched RiceTechCambodia, a five-year project promoting organic rice production in Mondulkiri Province. The project aims to improve...

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

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...