United Nations rights officials have raised the alarm over alleged human rights abuses and environmental destruction linked ...

Indian government aims to replace Jhum cultivation in North-East with sustainable farming, facing challenges of environmental ...

Reinventing rice as countries cultivate changeAlong with costs savings, the new techniques are helping farmers conserve water and reduce methane emissions, a gas 80 times more potent than carbon ...

When land clearing happens in carbon-rich regions in the Global South, like the Amazon rainforest, it increases deforestation and carbon emissions, said Jessica Till, the study’s co-lead author.

India's groundwater crisis: over-extraction, regional disparities, and policy responses to conserve and regulate consumption for sustainability.

Rice farming alone generates 1.5 per cent of greenhouse gases. New irrigation systems and the use of drones are among the tools to cut the amount of methane released into the atmosphere.

Many of us think of rice as a plant that grows in flooded fields, and that’s because the kind of rice we’re most familiar with — the long-grain, wetland variety called lowland rice — can ...

Usually at this time of year, Adakole Odaudu is at his farm to check on his crops. He normally gets up early during the ...

The loss of prime lands, low productivity and the surge in consumption are exacerbating the country’s widening rice deficit, according to a study. The paper titled “Philippines is a Rice ...

Soar above the lush, terraced rice fields of Southeast Asia with this breathtaking drone footage. Experience the vibrant green paddies, intricate irrigation systems, and the harmonious landscapes ...

In an effort to get rid of the legal pressure against its land-clearing on the Santa Rita Mountains’ west slope, Hudbay Minerals Inc. is giving up a suspended Clean Water Act permit it has had ...