USA – Butte county rice growers do it again, topping charts on production
If you’re rooting for your home team in the race for agricultural production, it’s easy to be a fair weather fan of Butte County Rice.
Japan – All 2014 Fukushima rice cleared radiation tests, thanks to fertilizer
For the first time since the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 plant throttled the agriculture-reliant prefecture, all rice produced there last year cleared the required radiation tests.
Play as a balinese farmer in spirits of the rice paddy
A tabletop game about agriculture has met full Kickstarter funding with plenty of time to go in the crowdfunding campaign.
USA – Rice coalition eyes Cuba
The USA Rice Federation has joined with more than 25 prominent U.S. food and agriculture associations and companies to form a coalition that seeks to advance trade relations between the United States and Cuba.
India – Scientists to help Ganges rice farmers handle climate threat
Research scientists are coming to the aid of 300 million people along the River Ganges who face a hungry future because their staple rice crop is threatened by climate change.
India – Rice waste makes ‘green wood’ to build low-cost homes in India
An Indian student with a farming background finds a green alternative to burning tons of rice husks and straw by using the waste as housebuilding material.
USA – ‘Rice-enomics’ in a drought
When herbicides swept from farms into rivers, George Tibbitts adopted better water-management strategies.
The latest from the Carolina Gold Rice Foundation
Despite its name, the Carolina Gold Rice Foundation isn’t solely concerned with rice. Its mission encompasses all heirloom grains, which is why the Anson Mills-funded organization is also at the forefront of reviving peaches and chestnuts.
Ghana – Ghana to soon be a net-exporter of rice
Local rice production has seen a 60% increase in Ghana, President John Mahama has said, adding that the country may well be on its way to becoming a net exporter of rice.
Vietnam eyes water-saving technology for its rice farms
Vietnam along with Bangladesh and Colombia recently partnered with the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to introduce the large-scale application of AWD, also known as controlled irrigation in which farmers periodically drain rice paddies rather than keeping them perpetually flooded.