Scientific and regulatory agencies around the world have repeatedly and consistently found crops and foods improved through biotechnology to be as safe as, if not safer than those derived from any other method of production.
The improvement in water management will also help in reducing methane emissions and arsenic uptake in the rice fields.
Nigerians consume more than 5 million metric tons of rice every year, with a significant portion of its consumption needs sourced from imports.
The domestication of rice has been going on for much longer than originally thought
Project participants all hope to see yield improvements, despite reducing overall water use.
Rice harvest in region reached all-time high last year. Ivory Coast, Senegal, Nigeria aim for self-sufficiency.
Rice Museum pays homage to Yuan Longping, otherwise known as the “father of hybrid rice”.
The study applied various crop phenology models to observe how varying temperatures affect the shifts in different growth stages of rice.
With direct seeding farmers could get more returns.
The Gates Foundation is looking into data suggesting that the submergence tolerance trait may help farmers in years with and without flooding.
