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Written by Patrick MacFarland More than 50% of the world’s population relies on rice as a staple. Rice is a cereal grain first domesticated in China around 11,000 years
Beef and rice, together at last. (Yonsei University) As the world’s population continues to grow, so too does the strain on the environment. Not least among the
Abstract Africa produces around 60% of the rice the continent consumes, relying heavily on rice imports to fulfill the rest of the domestic demand. Over the past 10 years, the
The so-called Rice Yellow Mottle Virus (for short: RYMV) is responsible for high crop losses in Africa, particularly among small-scale farmers. A research team from Heinrich Heine
NANJING AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE The global database of the rice canopy image and corresponding rough grain yield. The increasing global demand for staple
Instead of viewing the agriculture sector as simply a provider of food for the poor, Pakistan must see it as an engine that can drive economic growth. At the Agri-Connections
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