Farmers in Mangaldan, Pangasinan are now battling an unexpected increase of snails, which have swarmed newly planted rice seedlings after days of continuous rain. Many farmers began planting rice in ...

Philippine Information Agency (PIA)TABUK CITY, Kalinga (PIA) – A total of 336 hectares of uncultivated rice fields in the the Upper Chico River Irrigation System (UCRIS)-covered areas in Quezon and ...

A strain of rice developed in Chile doesn’t need a flooded field to grow, just an irrigated one – a boon to farmers as water scarcity rises Reading Time:3 minutes Why you can trust SCMP Agence ...

In Assam, farmers practice bao rice cultivation in low-lying floodplains, where rice is sown during the monsoon and harvested as floodwaters recede.

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

Olivia Purba and Dirkjan Tijs wanted to live a simpler and more sustainable life in Bali, Indonesia. So, they swapped their three-bedroom villa near Canggu for tiny living in Ubud. Instead of one ...

The Case of India As the world’s top rice exporter, shipping 22 million metric tons overseas each year, and producing 27% of global supply, Indian rice is crucial to global food security. Yet ...

Black-necked stilts forage in wet rice fields. (Courtesy California Rice Commission) Core needs The authors reviewed the core needs of key species living among the region’s rice fields. These include ...

When the rice fields were flooded, and arsenic was taken up, the researchers noticed methanogenesis happening, which is when organisms in the soil produce the potent greenhouse gas methane and ...

Heritage rice heist: Who’s accountable for the disappearance of local varieties from farmers’ fields? Once hailed as the saviour of billions of hungry Indians, the semi-dwarf High Yielding ...