China – China’s wealthiest village returns to rice farming
Pursuing quality rice over a major rice production
USA – A whole-genome sequenced rice mutant resource for the study of biofuel feedstocks
Whole-genome sequencing of this mutant population allowed the researchers to pinpoint each mutation at a single-nucleotide resolution.
Why people believe the myth of ‘plastic rice’
Rumors but nothing concrete
USA – Arkansas Rice Farmers Reach Dry Land on Carbon Credits
The program rewards farmers for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from rice
Guyana – Guyana eyes Cuba rice market
Reports out of Region Six show that 15,000 acres of rice is under floodwaters, with some amounts of the grain already lost.
Dominican Republic – Rice, basic food to ecotourism resource
The Rice Route is a key part of a strategic plan to improve living conditions in the country
USA – Rice straw MDF plant moving ahead in Willows
Benefits: environmental boons, 87 jobs associated with the plant, payroll dollars and $2,085,400 in sales and property taxes.
China – The purple GM ‘super rice’ that could reduce your risk of cancer: Scientists use a new genetic engineering technique to create grains that are rich in antioxidants
Experts believe the rice holds the potential for decreasing the risk of certain cancers, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and other chronic disorders.
USA – How to grow rice while saving endangered salmon
An alternative to save wildlife while without jeopardizing rice farmers productivity
Germany – Heightened risk in rice? Researchers discover the toxicity of thioarsenates for plants
It is still unclear whether thioarsenates also make their way to the rice grains