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.
Cambodia – Seeds for Contract Rice Farming Planted
The Cambodia Rice Federation has urged millers and exporters to do contract farming.
Food security fears resurface in Asian as nations face rice shortage due to drought
World rice production is expected to decline for the first time this year since 2010, as failing rains linked to an El Nino weather pattern cut crop yields in Asia’s rice bowl.
Why you can’t cook rice: Scientists reveal the perfect formula for fluffy results – and say the most common recipes are wrong
Consider the diameter of the pot, lid tightness, humidity, and the number of times you lift the lid to see if it’s finished, these are the keys to cook the best rice.
Australia – Managing global malnutrition: Australian researchers map micronutrients in white rice
Over two billion people, or 30 per cent of the world’s population, suffer from iron deficiency with symptoms ranging from poor mental development in children to depressed immune function and anaemia.
Egypt – Egyptian NGO turns rice waste into paper
There are over 4.5 million rice farmers in Egypt who burn four million tonnes of rice waste annually.
Nigeria – Diversifying the Economy: Guinea donates 12 varieties of high yielding rice seeds to Nigeria
The main purpose of the donation of 12 rice varieties is to bring technologies and practices that could be adopted to encourage agricultural productivity in Nigeria.
Sentinel-1 sees rice paddy drop in the Mekong Delta
Since the end of 2015, dry conditions associated with El Niño have strongly affected South East Asia, leading to severe drought, in particular in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.
Benin – Africa: Innovations Boost Income for Women Rice Farmers
Africa produced over 14 million tonnes in 2015 and is a source of income for more than 35 million smallholder farmers.