Land around Navassa used to be filled with rice farms worked by slaves. But decades of corporate abuse has left much of the earth poisoned. In 1980 tons of carcinogenic creosote was mixed with the soil and buried
Residents say they would like to use the land for farming again, but can’t. Largely poor, rural area is now subject to a $93million cleanup operation.
Erratic monsoon rains have made it increasingly hard for rice farmer Sardar Muhammad to bring in a good harvest.
U.S. all rice production in 2015/16 is forecast at 187.8 million cwt, down 1.7 million from last month with the decline entirely due to lower yield.
An improved rice parboiling system – called GEM – combined with targeted training and the adoption of an innovation platform approach along the rice value chain, is starting to make a difference in the lives of more than 450 women rice parboilers in the Glazoué rice hub in central Benin.
Recent research showed that silicon (Si) is an important nutrient enhancing the endurability of rice plants, however, what controls on Si availability in soils still remain poorly studied.
Spring planting was delayed by cold, wet weather through May, then a cold snap followed by extreme heat stressed the crop.
Coproducts from the processing of rice for human consumption are an abundant feed source for livestock. Research conducted at the University of Illinois is helping producers make the most of these ingredients.
Weather has caused planting delays in the southern states and while the price hike is limited to the US, experts wonder if parts of Asia will be next.
Scientists have made major strides towards creating new breeds of rice that could be more sustainable, as well as more resilient to environmental stresses.
Increasing effects of extreme climate change have stymied growth in the farm sector that has significantly affected the earnings of paddy farmers, leading experts to stress the need to increase their access to climate stress-tolerant rice varieties.
