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A new, faster, and more accurate way of identifying infectious organisms—down to their genetic fingerprint—could finally put farmers a step ahead of...

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

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

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

Odisha, India—Demonstration plots have been used in introducing new varieties that are appropriate and beneficial to the growing conditions of the region...

With the right tools, ordinary people can be extraordinary agents of change. ...

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

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

Given the wide variability of farms across India, the Rice Crop Manager (RCM) is providing management recommendations tailored to each farmer’s field....

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...