Digital agriculture and pathways out of poverty: the need for appropriate design, targeting, and scaling Digital agriculture and pathways out of poverty: the need for appropriate design, targeting, and scaling December 21, 2020 For digital agriculture to deliver on its promise of increasing farmers’ yields and incomes, it is critical...Read More
The rice processing industry in Nepal: Constraints and opportunities The rice processing industry in Nepal: Constraints and opportunities December 10, 2020 A study of the rice milling industry would provide the overall context within which to examine the...Read More
Maintaining the diversity of integrated rice and fish production confers adaptability of food systems to global change Maintaining the diversity of integrated rice and fish production confers adaptability of food systems to global change November 24, 2020 Rice and fish production practices can provide local food and nutrition security, income benefits, generate more revenue...Read More
Sustainable rice production project wraps up nearly a decade of high-impact research-for-development activities Sustainable rice production project wraps up nearly a decade of high-impact research-for-development activities November 11, 2020 Closing Rice Yield Gaps in Asia with Reduced Environmental Footprint (CORIGAP) tackled many serious challenges to agriculture...Read More
Building a social innovation strategy for rice straw bioenergy in the Philippines and Vietnam Building a social innovation strategy for rice straw bioenergy in the Philippines and Vietnam November 6, 2020 Involving farmers and local communities in bioenergy development is important for the deployment of sustainable bioenergy systems,...Read More
Training of women farmers enhances the adoption of new agricultural technologies Training of women farmers enhances the adoption of new agricultural technologies September 23, 2020 A recent study concluded that incentivizing farmers in general—and female farmers in particular—can serve as a potential...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
Targeting women and the youth in disseminating climate-smart agriculture in Vietnam Targeting women and the youth in disseminating climate-smart agriculture in Vietnam August 28, 2020 The study on the adoption of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) technologies by men and women in Vietnam is...Read More
A tapestry of rice, earth, and soul A tapestry of rice, earth, and soul August 18, 2020 The people of the Philippine Cordillera Region are so devoted to rice that they carved terraces out...Read More
Our traditions and our heirloom rice are special Our traditions and our heirloom rice are special August 16, 2020 “I feel very happy when I see my crops growing and I anticipate a big harvest,” Evelyn...Read More