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Most rice farmers in Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, grapple with the cold every year. During the summer, maximum temperature peaks at 25.3 °C in...

Rice production in Africa In sub-Saharan Africa, rice is a very important staple and cash crop. In 2006, the region produced more than 21.6 million metric...

Farmers must make sure that the bunds are well compacted to limit water loss. (Photo: Bas Bouman) Water makes up 70% of our planet. But in spite of...

A low-cost, farm-level dryer is tested at a farmer’s house in Savannakhet Province, Lao PDR. (Photo: IRRI)  Even though rice prices have come down...

Dr. Gelia Castillo, Filipino National Scientist. Rice is life. So, when the global rice crisis hit in 2008, it threatened many lives. The year became well...

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...

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

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...

FARMERS IN INDONESIA mixing fertilizer (potassium chloride and urea) for application to rice at panicle-initiation stage. (Photo: Monina Escalada) The...

BRRI’s M.A. Mazid (front, with glasses and beard) and IRRI’s David Johnson (behind sign) discuss direct seeding and monga mitigation. (Photo: Grant...