Quality and quantity of data from varietal selections encourage the adoption of improved rice varieties in sub-Saharan Africa Quality and quantity of data from varietal selections encourage the adoption of improved rice varieties in sub-Saharan Africa February 19, 2024 by Veronica Mae Escarez While most breeding efforts are focused on producing improved rice varieties, farmers in...Read More
Mechanization & postharvest management to support sustainable and low-carbon rice production Mechanization & postharvest management to support sustainable and low-carbon rice production February 14, 2024 2 Rice production in Asia and Africa has faced labor shortages and climate change issues such as unanticipated...Read More
Tanzanian farmers find solutions to salt-affected soils and dwindling rice yields Tanzanian farmers find solutions to salt-affected soils and dwindling rice yields January 16, 2024 by Veronica Mae Escarez Increased soil salinity can lead to significant problems such as reduced plant growth,...Read More
Mechanized seeding helps Odisha farmer do away with fallows and increase the productivity of his rice-based cropping system Mechanized seeding helps Odisha farmer do away with fallows and increase the productivity of his rice-based cropping system January 9, 2024 by Bidhan K. Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar, Wasim Iftikar, and N.C. Banik Bikram Keshari Parida volunteered to conduct...Read More
A blueprint for women’s empowerment and women-led agricultural transformation A blueprint for women’s empowerment and women-led agricultural transformation December 6, 2023 by Mosharaf Hossain, Dillip Kumar Rout, Subhasmita Mohapatra, and Swati Nayak Access to quality seeds by smallholder...Read More
Status quo and challenges of rice production in sub-Saharan Africa Status quo and challenges of rice production in sub-Saharan Africa October 9, 2023 by K. Saito, K. Senthilkumar, E. R. Dossou-Yovo, I. Ali, J-M. Johnson, G. Mujawamariya, and J. Rodenburg...Read More
From agreement to action: Contributing to biodiversity conservation through sustainable practices From agreement to action: Contributing to biodiversity conservation through sustainable practices May 24, 2023 by Ajay Kumar Mishra, Manas Ranjan Sahoo, and Sheetal Sharma Biological diversity is undoubtedly a global asset...Read More
50 years of rice breeding in Bangladesh: Genetic yield trends 50 years of rice breeding in Bangladesh: Genetic yield trends February 7, 2023 by Niaz Md. Farhat Rahman, Waqas Ahmed Malik, Md. Shahjahan Kabir, et al In rice, there has...Read More
The Central Luzon Loop Survey: Rice farming in the Philippines from 1966 to 2021 The Central Luzon Loop Survey: Rice farming in the Philippines from 1966 to 2021 January 30, 2023 by Kei Kajisa, Piedad Moya, and Fe Gascon The Central Luzon Loop Survey in the Philippines (the...Read More
A physician-turned-farmer with a mission to modernize rice farming A physician-turned-farmer with a mission to modernize rice farming September 4, 2020 A medical doctor who is also a farmer not only adopted the laser land leveling technology but...Read More