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It takes, on average, 2,500 liters of water (by rainfall or irrigation) to produce just 1 kilogram of rice using traditional cultivation methods. Considering...

Even after 17 days of submergence in IRRI research plots, Sub1 rice lines show their “waterproof” trait as they are still standing to the left, right,...

Generating relevant and useful research solutions to agricultural problems is only halfway to improving farm productivity and sustainability, and helping...

A farmer group discusses the rice-cutting method. (Photo: Yothin Konboon) If performed correctly, the practice of planting rice by broadcasting rice...

Many people ask the question, “How much water does it take to produce 1 kg of rice?” The answer to this question lies in the definition of “water...

SRI LANKAN Farm workers prepare to plant rice on a farm in Bathalagoda. (Photo: Dilantha Gunawardana) SRI LANKAN Farm workers prepare to plant rice on...

Mounds of rice at a parboiling rice mill. (Photo: Ariel Javellana) Many of Thailand’s 3.7 million rice farmers are unhappy. As the producers of the...

A new rice noodle product, which won a prize in the national food contest held by the agricultural ministry in 2007. (Photo: Masaru Yamada) Yuko Kimura,...

The authors (from left to right, Dr. Zenna, Mr. Gebre-Tsadik, and Dr. Berhe) inspect rice plants in Chewaka, one of the best riceproducing areas in Ethiopia....