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New study shows informed decisions can minimize the impacts of adverse weather on farmers and rice production in Tanzania’s floodplains

Scientists from the Sokoine University of Agriculture, the University of Copenhagen, the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute, and the International...

Thinking beyond the SUB1 gene: Making rice varieties that can survive longer floods and produce higher yields

A milestone in rice breeding involved the SUB1 gene that enables rice to survive underwater for 14 days. This gene has been introduced into several mega...

Impact of natural disasters on the efficiency of agricultural production: an exemplar from rice farming in Sri Lanka

This study presents a number of policy implications that should be considered by every rice-producing country. It strongly suggests that policies should...

As floodwaters recede, farmers’ hopes emerge in Bangladesh

For thousands of Bangladeshi farmers in flood-prone areas, growing rice is a risk they have to take each season. ...

Which way should the water flow?

Today’s challenges facing scientists are greater than they were 50 years ago. Fortunately, available scientific tools and on-farm technologies are far...

Scuba rice goes against the flow of woes in flood-prone eastern India

Climate change-ready rice varieties are a milestone in doubling the income of Indian farmers. ...

ASEAN must unite against climate change

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) started as a cooperation bloc in 1968. Founded by five countries–Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia...

After the storm

In the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr, the rice farmers of southern Bangladesh are struggling to get back on their feet. Immediate relief is needed, but science...

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