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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 2096

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 3287

 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 1538

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 4287

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 1904

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 2203

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 2514

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 2368

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

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Mechanized seeding helps Odisha farmer do away with fallows and increase the productivity of his rice-based cropping system

Mechanized seeding helps Odisha farmer do away with fallows and increase the productivity of his rice-based cropping system

January 9, 2024 2034

by Bidhan K. Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar, Wasim Iftikar, and N.C. Banik Bikram Keshari Parida volunteered to conduct...

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Digital pest diagnostic and management “doctors” that talk directly to Indian farmers

Digital pest diagnostic and management “doctors” that talk directly to Indian farmers

December 18, 2023 2 3421

by Thanga Suja Srinivasan, Archana Mishra, and Jyoti Bikash Nath Agricultural digital technologies are transforming food systems...

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