Carbon Footprint Calculator customized for rice products: Concept and characterization of rice value chains in Southeast Asia Carbon Footprint Calculator customized for rice products: Concept and characterization of rice value chains in Southeast Asia January 14, 2022 The ability to quantify GHG emissions along the entire value chain from farm to shelf for a...Read More
Improving nitrogen-use efficiency: A key for sustainable rice production systems Improving nitrogen-use efficiency: A key for sustainable rice production systems December 20, 2021 The orientation of producing more food, associated with fertilizer overuse, particularly nitrogen (N), has caused a deterioration...Read More
Financing climate change mitigation in agriculture: assessment of investment cases Financing climate change mitigation in agriculture: assessment of investment cases November 29, 2021 Low emission agriculture development will not be possible without significantly increasing the amount of investment in mitigation...Read More
Weeds and their responses to management efforts in a changing climate Weeds and their responses to management efforts in a changing climate November 19, 2021 Climate change is likely to have huge impacts on the problematic weeds and their management. Therefore, continuous...Read More
Evaluating the predictive accuracy of WeRise to improve rainfed rice productivity in Southeast Asia Evaluating the predictive accuracy of WeRise to improve rainfed rice productivity in Southeast Asia September 24, 2021 The Weather-Rice-Nutrient Integrated Decision Support System (WeRise) was applied in different provinces in Indonesia and the Philippines...Read More
Conservation agriculture improves soil health: Major research findings from Bangladesh Conservation agriculture improves soil health: Major research findings from Bangladesh September 20, 2021 This chapter explores how, in Bangladesh, conservation agriculture improves soil physical, biochemical, and biological health, leading to...Read More
Climate-smart agriculture practices influence weed density and diversity in cereal-based agri-food systems of western Indo-Gangetic plains Climate-smart agriculture practices influence weed density and diversity in cereal-based agri-food systems of western Indo-Gangetic plains September 16, 2021 Climate-smart agriculture (CSA)-based management practices are evolving as a viable and sustainable alternative to conventional rice-wheat cropping...Read More
A new model estimates location-specific agriculture greenhouse gas emissions A new model estimates location-specific agriculture greenhouse gas emissions September 15, 2021 University of Illinois researchers has developed a new model that provides a database to estimate location-specific greenhouse...Read More
Abiotic stress tolerance: Progress and pathways of sustainable rice production Abiotic stress tolerance: Progress and pathways of sustainable rice production September 13, 2021 Investment, innovation, and empowering the world’s most vulnerable populations are required to establish a rice production system...Read More
Impact of natural disasters on the efficiency of agricultural production: an exemplar from rice farming in Sri Lanka Impact of natural disasters on the efficiency of agricultural production: an exemplar from rice farming in Sri Lanka June 7, 2021 This study presents a number of policy implications that should be considered by every rice-producing country. It...Read More