Farmers harvest rice using sickles in Bocaue, Bulacan on January 2, 2024. MANILA, Philippines — High retail prices of rice will persist as imported varieties dominate the local
CHONGQING — While Chinese people enjoy the pleasure of harvesting rice, an annoying problem often gets in their way — the leftover rice straw. In 2022 alone, Southwest
ISLAMABAD: Findings of a study carried out by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) confirms that women farmers in Pakistan are largely unrecognised for their vital
Research suggests many of the same pressures driving farmers to protest on the streets are also impacting their health and wellbeing. Farmers from across Europe are reporting
Farmers in Thap Muoi District, Dong Thap Province harvest the 2024 winter-spring paddy. Photo by VnExpress/Ngoc Tai Prices of paddy in the Mekong Delta have decreased by
Across Southeast Asia’s lush rice fields, a hidden drama unfolds. Cultivated rice, our staple food, faces a persistent challenger: the “weedy rice,” a wild relative that
SEKINCHAN: The Science, Technology and Innovation Ministry (MOSTI) intends to boost the quota of NMR 152 rice seeds, which is deemed to be currently insufficient. Its minister,
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A local sells rice and grains at a street market in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, February 19, 2019. REUTERS/Ivan Alvarado/File Photo PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters)
BY RAYMUND ANTONIO The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has the full support of President Marcos in developing varieties of rice, corn, potatoes, and other
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