Philippines – Science debunks fake rice reports: NFA
The National Food Authority (NFA) has tapped science to dismiss the allegations
USA – U.S. Rice Farmers Turn Sustainability into Carbon Credits. Microsoft Is First to Buy.
Changing water use, rice cut their methane emissions and opened a door for agriculture in carbon markets.
USA – Rice farmers should scout fields amid rainy summer weather
Frequent rains that are typical of Louisiana summers could set off more problems.
Asia-Pacific: Farming Rice and Fish Together to Reduce Poverty
Rice-fish culture system as an opportunity to promote communities development
Iran – Iran Produces 61% of Central, West Asian Rice
54% of Central and West Asia’s paddy fields are located in Iran
Nederland – SPATIAL DATABASE ON RICE FOR RESEARCH AND POLICY QUESTIONS ON FOOD SECURITY
The RiceAtlas: a publicly available spatial database that answers key questions like where, when and how much rice is grown globally
Philippines – PHL’s Q1 rice harvest record-high at 4.5MT per hectare —Piñol
The national average in past harvest seasons was at 3.9 MT per hectare.
USA – Lotus Foods Launches 3 New Organic Heirloom Rice Product Lines
A delightful nutritive innovation
Philippines – Coops a good strategy to increase rice yield – IRRI scientist
The strategy proposed to achieve this implies that progress will come more from the farmers’ initiatives than from the researchers
Nigeria – Rice production: As Jigawa prepares to feed Nigeria
Combating smuggling and high production prices to be competitive, reduce imports and have food security