Asia-Pacific: Farming Rice and Fish Together to Reduce Poverty
Rice-fish culture system as an opportunity to promote communities development
Iran – Iran Produces 61% of Central, West Asian Rice
54% of Central and West Asia’s paddy fields are located in Iran
Nederland – SPATIAL DATABASE ON RICE FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY QUESTIONS ON FOOD SECURITY
The RiceAtlas: a publicly available spatial database that answers key questions like where, when and how much rice is grown globally
Philippines – PHL’s Q1 rice harvest record-high at 4.5MT per hectare —Piñol
The national average in past harvest seasons was at 3.9 MT per hectare.
USA – Lotus Foods Launches 3 New Organic Heirloom Rice Product Lines
A delightful nutritive innovation
Philippines – Coops a good strategy to increase rice yield – IRRI scientist
The strategy proposed to achieve this implies that progress will come more from the farmers’ initiatives than from the researchers
Nigeria – Rice production: As Jigawa prepares to feed Nigeria
Combating smuggling and high production prices to be competitive, reduce imports and have food security
Cambodia – Potential agreement set to expand regional rice seed-sharing in Southeast Asia
A collaborative way to improve the welfare of resource-poor farming families through innovative agricultural research
India – 63-year-old from Manipur finds 165 types of wild rice
Although many traditional rice varieties are still lost or changed Devakanta recollected 165 rice seeds varieties and continues his labor
USA – Poor spring weather could bump up California rice prices
The reduced plantings in California and the likelihood of reduced plantings in other rice-growing regions in the U.S. could help turn rice prices in a more positive direction for growers.