Temperature increase and changes in patterns of rainfall and its distribution under global climate change have led to substantial modifications in land and water resources…
NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines — Farmer Rowel Delos Santos, 42, from Enrile, Cagayan almost cried out in despair as his seven-hectare rice field was devoured overnight by a pest
From Dr Raj Mann, Lecturer in Economics, Department of Finance and Economics, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK The Big Read (October 24) covers most of the
15 November 2023, VN: The 1.4 billion AUD grant will be used to carry out the project titled ‘Transforming the rice value chain to combat climate change and
Improving profits for rice growers is always a concern of the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), as well as the rice processing and trading business community.
Rice grown in paddy fields is responsible for 10 per cent of the world’s methane emissions.(ABC: Cam Lang) With rice grown in paddy fields responsible for 10 per cent of the
BEIJING: Heavy rains could flood some rice fields in southern China this week, threatening output of the most-consumed staple grain in the country. Torrential rains, brought by
The global rice trades are in severe flux with floods wiping out crops in northern China and top exporters instituting de facto export bans. India, the world’s top rice
Harayana, IndiaCNN — Satish Kumar sits in front of his submerged rice paddy in India’s Haryana state, looking despairingly at his ruined crops. “I’ve suffered a