Tag Archives: sustainable agriculture

Unpacking the processes that catalyzed the adoption of best management practices for lowland irrigated rice in the Mekong Delta

This review examines the development and subsequent wide-scale adoption of best management practices known as 1 Must Do and 5 Reductions (1M5R) in Vietnam....

Interactive effect of weeding regimes, rice cultivars, and seeding rates influence the rice-weed competition under dry direct-seeded condition

The rice production method, dry direct seeding (DSR), is the alternate option for the successful cultivation of aus rice where irrigation water is scarce...

Conservation agriculture improves soil health: Major research findings from Bangladesh

This chapter explores how, in Bangladesh, conservation agriculture improves soil physical, biochemical, and biological health, leading to improved cropping...

Climate-smart agriculture practices influence weed density and diversity in cereal-based agri-food systems of western Indo-Gangetic plains

Climate-smart agriculture (CSA)-based management practices are evolving as a viable and sustainable alternative to conventional rice-wheat cropping systems...

Abiotic stress tolerance: Progress and pathways of sustainable rice production

Investment, innovation, and empowering the world’s most vulnerable populations are required to establish a rice production system that adapts to climate...

Phytosanitary interventions for safe global germplasm exchange and the prevention of transboundary pest spread: The role of CGIAR germplasm health units

The efforts of GHUs in thoroughly testing germplasm accessions for known pests, before their release for international transfer, have averted the inadvertent...

Insights into natural genetic resistance to rice yellow mottle virus and implications on breeding for durable resistance

The prospects for rice self-sufficiency in sub-Saharan Africa are being subverted by abiotic and biotic factors, including plant diseases. Several important...

Guide to supporting agricultural NDC implementation: GHG mitigation in rice production in Vietnam

The purpose of this document is to serve as a guide for research to support national partners to plan, finance, and implement the agricultural Nationally...

Climate risk and planting patterns: An examination of the direct and indirect effects of changing precipitation on the behavior of Bangladeshi farmers

The interplay between changing environmental experiences and preferences implies that as weather patterns continue to evolve and change, the reactions...

Disentangling challenges to scaling alternate wetting and drying technology for rice cultivation: Distilling lessons from 20 years of experience in the Philippines

The review’s findings point to the importance of rethinking the boundaries and assumptions of scaling theory of change for alternate wetting and drying;...

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