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By Leander C. Domingo LOW-CARBON rice farming practices and technologies as well as carbon credit opportunities in agriculture were introduced to more than 100 stakeholders from
INDONESIA is set to stop importing rice this year for the first time in decades, thanks to surging production and stockpiles in one of the world’s top growers of the staple
“Valuable resources for improving rice varieties.” by Doric Sam. Scientists in China have uncovered a possibly revolutionary development that can help shape the
Pests are thriving under El Niño and migrating to southern China causing rice yield losses and a potential food shortage. Migratory pests from mainland Southeast Asia, thriving
By Dann Okoth Climate change, combined with rising carbon dioxide levels, may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, potentially raising lifetime health risks for