USA – Rice Growers Cutting Methane Emissions
New techniques help rice growers reduce their climate-warming emissions without hurting yields.
USA – Giant snail poses danger to Louisiana rice farmers
Scientists have yet to discover a safe way to eradicate the snails without also destroying other species.
Scientists Developing Climate-Adapted GMO Rice
A team of scientists from eight countries at the International Rice Research Institute in Los Banos, Philippines is genetically modifying certain strains of rice to reduce the amount of water required to grow the rice.
Israel – California to grow rice sustainably with Israeli water-tech
First major US rice drip-irrigation project at a California ranch leverages Israeli research and technology.
Malaysia – Scorching heat can affect rice yield
The hot and dry weather could also increase the population of rice pest, which could contribute to the decline in rice yields.
Vietnam – Scientists help Vietnam’s rice farmers adapt to climate change, amid major drought
The drought, as well as the related flow of saltwater upriver, has destroyed 159,000 hectares of rice paddies and left almost one million people lacking drinking water, according to a new UN report.
Benin – Private-public collaboration needed for rice R&D
A seed company manager adds that partnerships aid in selecting good varieties
Between Joe Tohme’s science and his philosophy
He is Joseph Tohme or simply Joe, leader, mentor, and manager, and he could also even be called the scientific guru of generations of researchers that have learned beside him a particular way of making science.
India – Mahyco, Arcadia developing salinity-tolerant rice variety
In two years of initial field trials, rice varieties with Arcadia’s salinity-tolerance trait showed double-digit increase under saline conditions, with no loss of yield under normal conditions, said the company in a statement.
Vietnam – Salt Wounds Vietnam’s Rice Crop
More than 200.000 metric tons of rice have been damaged, reported by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development.