Nigeria – Nigeria looks to boost rice production amid import bans
The goal is reduce poverty among smallholders and farmer by linking them to private, large-scale integrated processors, known as anchor companies
USA – Blast off: Insights could combat rice-infecting fungus
The research team finding could redirect existing efforts or stimulate new approaches to fighting rice blast disease.
Japan – Plasma protection for rice crops
An alternative to reduce infection rates between 60 and 90 percent and care for the environment
India – Bangladesh floods cut potential 7,00,000 tonnes of rice harvest
Besides the emergency aid, a farm rehabilitation plan is being worked out to provide free seed and fertilizer for the affected farmers for the next crop season
USA – Missouri Rice: Fields Flooded, Farmers Waiting for Waters to Recede
A race against time in which water leads the pace
India – Rice mill industry on revival path in Nizamabad
Government comes to their rescue by allocating 1,000 tonnes each for custom milling
Liberia – CHAP Discloses Progress of Japanese Rice Grant Project
An alliance for rice farmers resurgence in Liberia
USA – Reinventing Rice for a World Transformed by Climate Change
The hope is that these or similar genetic alterations could help rice and other crops survive devastating droughts, preventing food shortages in some of the poorest parts of the world. Ronald, a trim scientist with short brown hair, smiles as she looks down at the early results.
S2: Crops altered to survive harsher environmental conditions will be a crucial tool for helping “small farmers who produce in the more tropical environments, who will be the most exposed to climate shocks
USA – Arkansas’ rice crop could see worst hit in 30 years if flood projections hold
No equal loss was experienced in 6 years
USA – California Rice: Banker Plant System Could Help Control Pests Without Chemicals
The “banker plant system” appears as a sustainable solution for the rice farmers to control pest