Associate professor Ben Runkle checks a piece of equipment that helps researchers monitor conditions in a flooded rice field. A new project led by pioneering biological and
Sasakawa Africa Association (SAA) has signed pact with the Nasarawa State government to promote climate-smart technologies in rice production and processing as well as
A rice farmer in Bayelsa State and the managing director of Ovieya Rice Farm, Mr Ovieya Sini, has begun local rice production from his farm… managing director of ovieya rice
Agriculture ministry spokesman Khim Finan during a field visit in Pursat province on January 14. Finan FB Despite imminent water shortages in some areas, this year’s dry-season
Fortification of rice, a staple in India, with iron, vitamin B12 and folic acid has the potential to reduce and even eliminate iron deficiency & anaemia in the country.
For small-scale farmers in Africa, the Rice Yellow Mottle Virus (RYMV) has been a relentless adversary, causing high crop losses and consequently impacting food security. However,
The Farmers’ Organisation Authority says this will help overcome the shortage of local white rice. The Farmers’ Organisation Authority said small rice-milling machines cost
Farmers’ Organisation Authority director-general Datuk Azulita Salim (2nd right) is seen during a working visit to the Tanjung Piandang FOA rice purchasing centre in Parit
Some rice traders in Lagos have lamented the inability of local rice farmers to meet the growing demand for the produce. Photo of farmers in a rice farm used to illustrate the