India – Plantings of rice and other summer-sown crop pick up on heavy rains
June-September monsoon that brings about 70% of annual rains is vital as 55% of farmland doesn’t have irrigation facilities and is entirely rain-fed.
USA – California drought causing billion-dollar losses in rice industry
California is also one of the nation’s largest producers of rice, employing 25,000 people in the industry.
Colombia – U.N. honors CIAT project that “saved” rice crops in Colombia
The prizes will be awarded at the United Nations Climate Summit next Sept. 23 in New York City.
Canada – Wild rice harvest may be hampered from wet, cool 2014
Wild rice is a natural crop in northwestern Ontario and Manitoba.
Bangladesh – Rice dearer in capital
Prices of rice have increased by around Tk 2 a kilogram in last one week in Dhaka city.
USA – USA Rice Federation asks for student applicants
Scholarship prizes total $8,500.
Chinese scientists’ team efforts in dissecting rice complex agronomic traits in recent years
Since the turn of the century, Chinese scientists have embarked on a “Long March” toward more intricate understanding of the complex agronomic traits of rice.
India – Gujarat rice millers look for automation
Besides automation, the rice millers in state are also looking at technology upgradation that will bring efficiency in sorting with colour sorting machinery, improved quality for polishing and whitening of rice.
Cameroon – Improved rice varieties for specific zones
The Agricultural Research Institute for Development (IRAD) and its development partner, AfricaRice, have identified three rice production zones in Cameroon with specific species which could be publicized to step up quality and quantity production in the country.
India – Rice husk to be noon meal fuel
Difficulty in collecting firewood, its adverse impact on environment and husk being a cheaper alternative are being cited as reasons behind the proposed change.