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...Read More
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An impact of agronomic practices of sustainable rice-wheat crop intensification on food security, economic adaptability, and environmental mitigation across eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains An impact of agronomic practices of sustainable rice-wheat crop intensification on food security, economic adaptability, and environmental mitigation across eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains July 9, 2021 Most of the studies in EIGP were conducted on zero-tillage based on a single crop in rice-wheat...Read More
Resource-conservation technology for sustainable productivity of intensive rice-based cropping pattern in Bangladesh Resource-conservation technology for sustainable productivity of intensive rice-based cropping pattern in Bangladesh May 25, 2021 Resource-conserving technology is a novel crop management approach for intensive rice-based cropping systems in Bangladesh. The study...Read More
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Researchers use drones to study nutrient status, greenhouse gas emissions of rice crop Researchers use drones to study nutrient status, greenhouse gas emissions of rice crop March 19, 2017 3 Drones have been circling the experimental farms of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) not just to...Read More
Scientists from Asia and Africa attend rice crop simulation training Scientists from Asia and Africa attend rice crop simulation training April 15, 2015 Twenty-one scientists from Japan, South Korea, Benin, India, and the International...Read More
Managing pests with nature Managing pests with nature January 9, 2012 Pests should be critically reassessed and proven guilty before insecticide use is contemplated. This was my conclusion...Read More
The seed keepers’ treasure The seed keepers’ treasure September 21, 2010 For thousands of years, the indigenous tribes of the mountainous Cordillera region in the northern part of...Read More
Precision agriculture for small-scale farmers Precision agriculture for small-scale farmers July 1, 2010 Crop management has no such thing as a one-practice-fits-all solution. In fact, awareness is increasing throughout the...Read More