Goodyear Tire (GT) enters agreement for rice husk ash-derived silica
Goodyear will begin using the silica this year in a consumer tire that will be manufactured in its factory in Pulandian, China, and sold in China.
India – Nitish’s rice revolution in Bihar is stalling: agro-scientists look for a new formula
With the monsoon once again threatening to turn erratic and scanty, one of Bihar’s two chief scientists for rice advises farmers ‘to grow paddy as if it were wheat.’
Uganda – Government should arrest challenges to rice-farming
Farmers in this region grow a wide range of rice varieties including Kaiso, Bukasolo, Super, upland rice and Wita9.
Thailand – Rotting rice may be sold for feed and ethanol
The Thai government may sell most of its stockpiled rice to ethanol and animal-feed producers because it’s no longer fit for human consumption.
Bangladesh – Climate change-ready rice keeps farmers’ fields fertile
Climate change is one reason farmland in Bangladesh is becoming increasingly saline.
USA – USA Rice Federation National Rice Month Scholarship Program open to Arkansas students
Source: Stuttgart Daily Leader 02/06/2015 – Dow AgroSciences continues its commitment to the agriculture industry by sponsoring the USA Rice Federation National Rice Month Scholarship Program, expanding the opportunity from students in U.S.-rice producing counties to students in all U.S. rice-producing states. High school graduates in the 2015-16 school year are encouraged to apply for…
Indonesia – Synthetic rice issue aimed at hampering development of analog rice: Economic expert
The expert said analog rice was a food commodity that looked like normal rice but was made from all kinds of tubers, making it suitable and safe for consumption.
Indonesia – Indonesia’s rice consumption
Reports that merchants in a traditional market outside Jakarta had sold synthetic rice caused a panic among Indonesian consumers this week in a country where rice is a staple.
China – Chinese scientists find gene that improves rice yields by 20 per cent
By reducing the rice plant’s height, the gene reduced the incidence of stem collapse prior to harvest and increased the number of tillers per plant, enabling a significant increase in grain yield.
India – Cancer-fighter rice, grown in Bengal
Black rice, a heritage variety of Bengal rice, is known for its high amount of antioxidants that prevent cancer.