USA – Giant snail poses danger to Louisiana rice farmers
Scientists have yet to discover a safe way to eradicate the snails without also destroying other species.
Scientists Developing Climate-Adapted GMO Rice
A team of scientists from eight countries at the International Rice Research Institute in Los Banos, Philippines is genetically modifying certain strains of rice to reduce the amount of water required to grow the rice.
Sustainable rice farming is empowering women in Cambodia
Achieving higher yields at lower costs could help reduce poverty, hunger, and other social ills.
Tanzania – Tanzanian rice swells yield from salty soil
Scientists in Tanzania have developed a high-yielding, salt-resistant rice variety that could benefit millions of farmers across Africa.
Israel – California to grow rice sustainably with Israeli water-tech
First major US rice drip-irrigation project at a California ranch leverages Israeli research and technology.
Malaysia – Scorching heat can affect rice yield
The hot and dry weather could also increase the population of rice pest, which could contribute to the decline in rice yields.
Vietnam – Scientists help Vietnam’s rice farmers adapt to climate change, amid major drought
The drought, as well as the related flow of saltwater upriver, has destroyed 159,000 hectares of rice paddies and left almost one million people lacking drinking water, according to a new UN report.
RICE YIELD MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SATREPS* PROJECT
In the framework of the exchange activities of the “Development and adoption of a low input rice production system through genetic breeding and advanced crop management technologies” project, better known as SATREPS, where the Colombian and Japanese governments are collaborating, Dr. Tadashi Chosa, presented his work on a yield monitoring system used during…
Benin – Private-public collaboration needed for rice R&D
A seed company manager adds that partnerships aid in selecting good varieties
Between Joe Tohme’s science and his philosophy
He is Joseph Tohme or simply Joe, leader, mentor, and manager, and he could also even be called the scientific guru of generations of researchers that have learned beside him a particular way of making science.