Asia - Rice Today

New publication features water-saving technologies for Asian rice farmers

MANILA, Philippines—Rice production in Asia faces a myriad of challenges including meeting the demands of an increasing population, dealing with climate...

Crop models underestimate climate change impact on global rice production

A paper recently published in Nature Scientific Reports contends that crop models provide inaccurate estimates of rice yield projections under climate...

Joint action from ASEAN, other rice-growing countries, key to managing looming food crisis

The world may be confronted with a global food crisis similar to the 2007-08 crisis as a result of the current El Niño episode. It is imperative that...

Growing hope with Green Super Rice

More than two years after Typhoon Haiyan devastated the island of Leyte in the Philippines, the survivors, especially the farmers, are still struggling...

ADB and IRRI to strengthen partnership on shared food security goals

LOS BAÑOS, Laguna – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) are set on bringing their 40-year partnership to a new level.“It is a good idea to formalize our partnership,” said ADB President Takehiko Nakao, who was at IRRI yesterday (17 December 2015) with members of the bank’s leadership to visit experimental sites...

Tiny wasps protect rice in the Mekong

Trichogramma are tiny beneficial wasps that feed on the eggs of several pests, including stemborers and leaffolders. To help rice farmers in the Greater...

Rice against the tide

A new breed of rice is helping Filipino farmers in Bohol cope with seawater encroaching on their paddies. But in the race against climate change impacts...

India: Tripura farmers welcome the release of drought-tolerant rice varieties

Thousands of farmers in drought-prone Tripura Province welcomed the release of 16 new varieties of different crops, including nine drought-tolerant rice varieties, at an event organized by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Research Complex for North Eastern Region, at its research center in Lembucheera. The released lines have high yield potential that...

A successful salt-tolerant rice variety in Sreefalkathi Village

Originally published in the Daily Observer Bangladesh, 27 January 2015 Coastal areas are mostly affected by climate change and natural disasters such...

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