Africa – A SMART choice for Africa’s inland-valley rice farmers
The main challenge is how inland valleys can be efficiently and sustainably used to boost Africa’s rice production. The key is improved water control.
Indonesia – Rice farmers in Indonesia dodge El Nino
The nation’s harvest area and rice productivity per hectare increased by 2.31 percent and 3.97 percent respectively last year.
Grain of truth: Making rice greener
Demand for crops such as rice, wheat and maize is set to increase by 33 percent by 2050, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.