Rice farming, with intricate irrigation systems and tight-knit farming communities, has long been suspected of fostering collectivism. However, proving this theory requires navigating confounding ...

The rice insetting program is designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and water use across U.S. rice production.

Many multigenerational farmers are walking away or piling on massive debt, and government aid likely won’t help enough.

Global food security is currently challenged by global changes, population expansion, and resource constrains. Integrated farming has been proposed as a sustainable approach to boost food production ...

Vietnam, a major rice exporter, is aiming to transform its farming techniques by reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas. Rice paddies generate methane due to flooded conditions inhibiting ...

ESSEX, Mo. -- At Missouri Delta Farms, airplanes sow rice seed from the sky and a private attorney helps grow the farm's revenues by reaping as much federal aid as possible. In both respects, the farm ...

The team, led by Chengbo Shen, Zhe Ji, and Shan Li, identified a rice gene that helps the rice plant keep its balance when nitrogen is scarce ...

Bangladesh is now the world’s third-largest rice producer, with output rising from 10.9 million metric tons in 1971 to 42.0 million metric tons in 2022. Despite the abundance of the staple crop, ...

As groundwater levels decline, labour costs rise and climate plays havoc, policymakers and scientists are increasingly promoting direct seeded rice (DSR) as a more viable alternative to traditional ...

The Minister of Agriculture and Environment is tasked with instructing local authorities to closely monitor production ...

Direct seeded rice shows encouraging results and may cover 60% of India’s rice area. Experts say DSR reduces water use, labour demand and greenhouse emissions significantly. Officials urge faster ...

Smuggling of foreign rice into Nigeria has forced the shutdown of more than 90 rice mills across the country, prompting FG to move ...