China – Chinese archaeologists discover 8,000-year-old paddy
Chinese people started to cultivate rice about 10,000 years ago.
Philippines – FAO helps CL rice farmers withstand ‘Lando,’ El Niño
Farmers are expected to produce a total of 99,200 metric tons of paddy rice with FAO’s support.
Benin – Clean rice-waste-burning stove developed for Benin
African researchers have developed a stove that burns rice husks while emitting much less pollution than conventional wood-burning stoves.