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Iran makes rice farming plans with Uruguay

The key to Uruguay’s competitive and successful position as a rice exporter was the private and public institutional array of support that was constructed over time. (Photo by Neil Palmer, CIAT) Iran’s agriculture ministry announced its plans to cultivate rice in Uruguay as part of a recent agricultural...

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Vietnam tackles its agricultural greenhouse gas emissions

Rice fields in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. (Photo by V. Meadu, CCAFS.) Vietnam has the highest methane emissions from paddy rice production in the Southeast...

Is perennial rice key to climate change-proof farming?

  The promise of a bountiful harvest beckons as these rice plants show. Rice is eaten by half of the worlds population-3 billion people approximately....

Bangladesh explores use of “videos for farmers” for disseminating agricultural technologies

Mr. Hossain (at the podium) called on researchers and media practitioners to use instructional videos to spread knowledge, information, and technologies...

IRRI technologies help minimize pressure on water resource in the Mekong River Basin

The Mekong River Basin constitutes a resource-rich river system that provides water, food, and energy to millions of people in China, Myanmar, Thailand,...

BRRI plant breeding group wins prestigious national award

Bangabandhu National Agriculture Award The Plant Breeding Division of the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) received the Bangabandhu National Agriculture...

Opportunities and challenges of “hi-tech” agriculture in Vietnam

“Global warming is real and it will reduce rice productivity,” stressed Dr. Tolentino during his presentation. “Vietnam should improve the quality...

Improved management to increase the productivity of rice fallow pulses in Odisha

Rice farmers attend a field day on mechanization and improved pulse cultivation in Belagan Village in Balasore. The Department of Agriculture (DoA) of...

Technologies for boosting farm productivity showcased at Odisha agri-fair

Women farmers watch a video presentation on sustainable intensification at the CSISA booth. (Photo: CSISA) BHUBANESWAR, India— More than 10,000 people,...

India taps input dealers as village “one-stop information shops” for farmers

ODISHA, India—India’s Department of Agriculture (DoA) conducted training on Integrated Weed Management (IWM) for 25 input dealers to make them effective...

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