India – Rice farming in India much older than thought, used as ‘summer crop’ by Indus civilisation
Domestic rice farming in South Asia began far earlier than previously believed.
India – The rice that changed the world
The IR8 rice variety allowed self-sufficiency to India
Nigeria – Farmers to make rice affordable by 2017
Goronyo gave the assurance that rice production rate would be doubled in 2017 above the seven million tonnes produced this year.
Philippines – IR8: The miracle rice which saved millions of lives
IR8 was different. It married a tall high-yielding strain from Indonesia (PETA) with a sturdy dwarf variety from China (DGWG) with astounding results.
Philippines – Hacking rice farming
The technology that accompanies research in rice was one of PhilRice’s motivational strategies to encourage younger generations
India – Preserving a rare medicinal rice variety
Unlike other rice varieties, which are white in colour, Navara is deep red and has been cultivated in the Palakkad region for more than 2,000 years.
China – Chinese Astronauts are Growing Rice on the Tiangong Space Station
The Chinese space station is now a mini garden of rice and edible weed.
USA – Soil bacteria helps protect rice plants from arsenic and fungus
‘Cocktail’ of soil bacteria can protect rice plants from deadly forces.
Mexico – Searching for a new Mexican “rice miracle”
Mexico´s 6,200 rice growers hope that the rice sector can witness a new miracle, which will not come from the Philippines this time, but from the joint efforts of a sector that believes in the future.
USA – Wild rice seeded in waters of Green Bay
Wild rice is planted as part of the restoration project near Duck Creek; Of this it is expected that migratory birds can feed.