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Where women in agri-food systems are at highest climate risk: A methodology for mapping climate–agriculture–gender inequality hotspots

Where women in agri-food systems are at highest climate risk: A methodology for mapping climate–agriculture–gender inequality hotspots

February 27, 2024

by Lecoutere Els, Mishra Avni, Singaraju Niyati, Koo Jawoo et al. Climate change compromises gender equality. Gender...

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How Assam’s fallow season can be transformed into a season of productivity

How Assam’s fallow season can be transformed into a season of productivity

February 22, 2024

by Virendar Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Suryakanta Khandai, Rupam Borgohain, and Sudhanshu Singh Agriculture in Assam is characterized...

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Quality and quantity of data from varietal selections encourage the adoption of improved rice varieties in sub-Saharan Africa

Quality and quantity of data from varietal selections encourage the adoption of improved rice varieties in sub-Saharan Africa

February 19, 2024

by Veronica Mae Escarez While most breeding efforts are focused on producing improved rice varieties, farmers in...

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Mechanization & postharvest management to support sustainable and low-carbon rice production

Mechanization & postharvest management to support sustainable and low-carbon rice production

February 14, 2024 2

 Rice production in Asia and Africa has faced labor shortages and climate change issues such as unanticipated...

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Rice residue burning trajectories in Eastern India: Current realities, scenarios of change, and implications for air quality

Rice residue burning trajectories in Eastern India: Current realities, scenarios of change, and implications for air quality

February 6, 2024

by Emily Urban Cordeiro1, Douglas Hamilton, D.G. Rossiter et al. The Bihar State Government is aware of...

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Rice-fallow targeting for cropping intensification through geospatial technologies in the rice belt of Northeast India

Rice-fallow targeting for cropping intensification through geospatial technologies in the rice belt of Northeast India

February 1, 2024

by Amit Kumar Srivastava, Suranjana Bhaswati Borah, Payel Ghosh Dastidar et al. Around 80% of India’s rice...

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Flood-tolerant rice for enhanced production and livelihood of smallholder farmers of Africa

Flood-tolerant rice for enhanced production and livelihood of smallholder farmers of Africa

January 29, 2024

by Lupakisyo Mwakyusa1, Shalabh Dixit, Max Herzog, Maria Cristina Heredia, Richard R. Madege , and Newton Lwiyiso...

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An everyday superwoman modernizes agriculture in her village and beyond

An everyday superwoman modernizes agriculture in her village and beyond

January 23, 2024

by Bidhan K. Mohapatra, Prakashan C. Veettil, Ashok Kumar, and Virender Kumar Chandrika Patra’s life story is...

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Innovative crop management strategies transform the fallowed field —and the life —of a woman farmer

Innovative crop management strategies transform the fallowed field —and the life —of a woman farmer

January 22, 2024

by Mosharaf Hossain, Girija Prasad Swain, Subhasmita Mahapatra, and Swati Nayak Binodini Swain’s story serves as an...

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Tanzanian farmers find solutions to salt-affected soils and dwindling rice yields

Tanzanian farmers find solutions to salt-affected soils and dwindling rice yields

January 16, 2024

by Veronica Mae Escarez Increased soil salinity can lead to significant problems such as reduced plant growth,...

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