Asia

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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Creating a path for scaling mechanized direct-seeded rice in Cambodia

Creating a path for scaling mechanized direct-seeded rice in Cambodia

December 11, 2023

by Anny Ruth P. Pame, Rathmuny Then, Sokornthea Pin, Sokheng Keo, Akhara Ouk, Kazuki Saito, and Rica...

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Farmer-led popularization and dissemination of new rice varieties in Telangana help close the seed gap

Farmer-led popularization and dissemination of new rice varieties in Telangana help close the seed gap

September 18, 2023

by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Divya Gupta, Raja Sekhar G, Sarvesh Shukla, Anirban Nath, and Varsha Singh...

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New rice variety creates game-changing opportunities for farmers in the Haor Basin of Bangladesh 

New rice variety creates game-changing opportunities for farmers in the Haor Basin of Bangladesh 

August 23, 2023

by Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Tahmina Nahar, Swati Nayak, Subhasmita Mohapatra, and Saidul Islam The Haor Region has been...

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Mechanized seeding provides farmers with groundbreaking improvements in productivity, profits, and livelihoods

Mechanized seeding provides farmers with groundbreaking improvements in productivity, profits, and livelihoods

July 18, 2023

by Bidhan K. Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar, Iftikar Wasim and N.C. Banik Bikram Palatasingh. a smallholder farmer in...

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Rice variety preferences in Bangladesh: What is the role of public breeders?

Rice variety preferences in Bangladesh: What is the role of public breeders?

May 15, 2023

by Amlan Biswas, Md. Safiul Islam Afrad, Muhammad Ziaul Hoque, Md. Abdullah Al Mamun, Muhammad Ashraful Habib,...

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Diversifying rice-based cropping systems under natural farming in Uttar Pradesh with peppermint

Diversifying rice-based cropping systems under natural farming in Uttar Pradesh with peppermint

March 16, 2023

by Ajay Kumar Mishra, Pidikiti Pavithra, Khistikanta Rout, and Sheetal Sharma Farmers in the Barabanki Region of...

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Rice demand and production projections for 2050: Opportunities for achieving self-sufficiency in Nepal

Rice demand and production projections for 2050: Opportunities for achieving self-sufficiency in Nepal

March 6, 2023

by Krishna Prasad Timsina, Devendra Gauchan, Samaya Gairhe, Sushil Raj Subedi, Bhanu Bhakta Pokhrel, Santosh Upadhyay, Krishna...

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Adoption and performance of direct-seeded rice technology in the Philippines

Adoption and performance of direct-seeded rice technology in the Philippines

February 20, 2023

by Aerone Philippe Bautista, Alice Mataia, Chona Austria, Marites Tiongco and Alice Laborte Rice is one of...

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Climate-Smart Villages in Southeast Asia: The pivotal role of seed systems in rice-based landscapes

Climate-Smart Villages in Southeast Asia: The pivotal role of seed systems in rice-based landscapes

February 14, 2023

by Reiner Wassmann, Julian Gonsalves, Peter Sprang, Bui Tan Yen, Jerome Villanueva, Phalida Nelakhom, and Bernard Okumu...

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