Rice is the staple crop of more than half of the world’s population. Demand is growing with the rising population in South and Southeast Asia. However, a significant portion of
By Asmadee Bueheng In the lush landscape of Thailand’s Deep South, a quiet revolution is brewing. A network of farmers and activists is breathing new life into abandoned rice
A worker arranges sacks of rice at a local rice store in Quezon City on October 4, 2023. MANILA, Philippines — Farmers’ groups will troop to the Supreme Court (SC) today to
UN News/Daniel Dickinson Farmers work in the paddy fields in Liton. By Daniel Dickinson in the Philippines Trust built on decades of respect for religion has fertilized the seeds
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star The amount is part of the nearly P20-billion excess tariffs collected by the government last year from 3.6 million metric tons
AgriCapture helps rice farmers with the first large-scale issuance of carbon credits. Jim Whitaker is shown with equipment monitoring the water usage on one of his rice fields
A train passes through a mural of a phoenix on a rice field in Shenyang, Liaoning on June 24, 2024. /IC Rice fields in Shenyang, Liaoning Province have become canvasses for
Thailand’s cabinet has approved a budget of 29.9 billion THB (810 million USD) to assist farmers with fertiliser costs, expected to increase rice production by 10% in this
The Cabinet approved subsidies to rice farmers today, for the purchase of fertiliser and microbial pesticide at 500 baht per 0.16 hectares per household or a total of 10,000 baht