In a groundbreaking move on Sunday, Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State officially inaugurated a massive 50,000-hectare rice farm in Ndok, situated within the Ogoja Local
Svastha Ecoharvest has roped in 10,000 farmers to produce quality rice meeting MRLs BY SUBRAMANI RA MANCOMBU Chennai-based agtech startup Svastha Ecoharvest has joined hands with
Bangladesh, a land nourished by fertile deltas, thrives on its agricultural sector. But beneath the swaying crops lies a reality often unseen which is the immense contribution of
Meanwhile, state-run National Food Authority (NFA) is planning to purchase rice directly from local farmers to beef up its buffer stock Image used for illustrative purpose. Getty
Farmers transplant early rice seedlings at a standardized seedling cultivation base in Shaoxi village, Meijiang township, Suichuan county, Ji’an city, east China’s
Francisco Abaño is a 69-year-old rice farmer in Alangalang, Leyte. He faced numerous challenges while cultivating rice crops on his field. Apart from the physical toil,
An integrated package of management technologies must be developed to deal with the challenges of the DSR system and enable farmers to obtain yield levels comparable with those of
A court in the Philippines revoked the permit to grow rice genetically modified to boost vitamin A, but the government is expected to appeal against the decision By Michael Le
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.