Daily Archives: February 20, 2013

India’s rice revolution

Source: The Guardian16/02/2013 – Sumant Kumar was overjoyed when he harvested his rice last year. There had been good rains in his village of Darveshpura in north-east India and he knew he could improve on the four or five tonnes per hectare that he usually managed. But every stalk he cut on his paddy field…

Philippines – PH rice stocks tighten at start of 2013

Source: Rappler19/02/2013 – Rice stocks in the Philippines, a major importer trying to become self-sufficient in the staple food of its 100 million people, have tightened slightly going into 2013, the government’s Bureau of Agricultural Statistics said.

USA – Organic rice research moves to front burner in Texas

Source: Phys.org19/02/2013 – Two studies, led by Dr. Fugen Dou of Beaumont – and a team from College Station, Corpus Christi, Arkansas, Alabama and South Carolina—will look at yielding more high quality organic rice in an environmentally friendly way. The research projects are funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

USA – Shorebirds get a boost with new rice management practices

Source: Daily Democrat18/02/2013 – Rice farmer Josh Sheppard can see clearly how careful management of winter water levels in rice fields has brought more types of birds to his land.