Scuba rice goes against the flow of woes in flood-prone eastern India Scuba rice goes against the flow of woes in flood-prone eastern India January 12, 2018 Climate change-ready rice varieties are a milestone in doubling the income of Indian farmers.Read More
Finding flood-prone rice areas in West Africa Finding flood-prone rice areas in West Africa March 2, 2016 Rice, cultivated in the flood plains along the Niger River and its tributaries in Nigeria’s northern states,...Read More
Holding back flood, sweat, and tears Holding back flood, sweat, and tears February 22, 2016 Read More
India: Swarna-Sub1 hailed as a major innovation with great potential for helping rice farmers in flood-prone areas India: Swarna-Sub1 hailed as a major innovation with great potential for helping rice farmers in flood-prone areas April 15, 2015 Shri Radha Mohan Singh, the Indian Union Agriculture Minister, declared the...Read More
Indian farmer kick-starts two green revolutions Indian farmer kick-starts two green revolutions April 1, 2015 A while back, I read an interesting story extolling the merits of the new flood-tolerant rice, Swarna-Sub1,...Read More
The new green revolution: A bigger rice bowl The new green revolution: A bigger rice bowl December 1, 2014 A seed of rice that could transform the developing world saved Asha Ram Pal’s farm in the...Read More
More than seeds More than seeds July 1, 2014 Sri Premananda Swain, a farmer from Arapada Village, Balipatna Block, Khurda District in Odisha, did not mind...Read More
Swarna-Sub1: Odisha’s food for a goddess Swarna-Sub1: Odisha’s food for a goddess January 1, 2014 Swarna-Sub1 is the flood-tolerant version of the popular mega-variety Swarna (MTU 7029) in eastern India. It was...Read More