Paddy scientists say saline-alkaline stress has reduced crop productivity by 20 per cent on over one lakh hectares of the total 3.5 lakh hectares that grow paddy in Ballari,
Việt Nam. 1. At the end of the year, when the reed flowers on both sides of the road from Dien Truong bridge to Thao Long dam (Duong No ward, Thuan Hoa district) are in full
This aerial drone photo shows Zhang Shugen, a researcher with the Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center (QSTRRDC), patrolling a rice field in the
Rice fields across India host a variety of wild, edible plants that Indigenous communities value for their nutritional and medicinal properties. But these “weeds” are rapidly
16 February 2025, New Delhi: The Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA) has urged Indian rice exporters to comply with the
By Jiang Xueqing in Tokyo. Japan’s agriculture ministry has announced that it will release 210,000 tons of rice from government reserves to address soaring prices. This
By Xinhua BEIJING – Chinese scientists have used gene editing to develop a novel strain of rice that can produce coenzyme CoQ10, offering consumers heart-healthy
R Yuneswaran LETTER | The adjustment of the paddy purchase floor price from RM1,300 to RM1,500 per metric tonne is a welcome one. The measure, which will take effect on Feb
By Ben Moses Ebreo BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya (PIA) – The provincial government of Nueva Vizcaya has partnered with Japan-based Green Carbon Inc. (GCI) to introduce a water-saving