Tag Archives: green revolution

Precision nutrient management tools help Indian farmers make smart fertilizer decisions

Easy-to-use technologies are reducing farmers’ fertilizer wastage, production cost, and impact on the environment. ...

Rice seed production: What happens in the field?

There is a pressing need to look for sustainable ways to accelerate the production, dissemination, and adoption of new rice varieties to meet future demand...

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...

Head-to-head trials promote varietal replacement among farmers in India and South Asia

Photo: IRRI-India Head-to-head (H2H) trials are an effective instrument for improving adoption and varietal replacement through informal seed diffusion....

Smart fertilizer management and the quest for sustainable rice production

Specific fertilizer recommendations in smallholder rice farming systems could increase crop production while reducing pollution and greenhouse gas emissions....

Productivity growth is important for sustainable rice production

Definitions of “sustainable” that can be found in dictionaries include “able to be maintained at a certain rate or level,” “conserving an ecological...

IPM (No, not integrated pesticide management!)

Even as we continue to promote farmer education on IPM principles and knowledge, it is important to start paying attention to the amount of investment...

Thai Rice NAMA to turn a crisis into an opportunity for environmental safeguards

Photo: BRIA Thailand is ranked as the world’s fifth largest rice producer. So, rice production significantly contributes to the Thai economy. However,...

The SRP in Vietnam: A promising solution for farmers and rice

The Loc Troi Group believes that sustainable agricultural practices, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and mitigating the effects of climate change, are...

A “green standard” brings a new era of sustainability for the global rice sector

The Sustainable Rice Platform is a promising tool for strengthening Southeast Asia’s rice sector by promoting sustainable rice value chains globally....

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