Liberia – Firestone Resumes Distribution of American-Grown Rice
4 years later the decision was revoque and the USA parboiled rice will have a come back
USA – Benton rice farmers hope unique crop can solve bigger problems
The pair search for diversification to progress and integrate the community
USA – Benton rice farm to hold transplanting celebration
A diversified small-scale organic farm to grow food in a smart way and integrate the community in the process
USA – Scientists engineer disease-resistant rice without sacrificing yield
Scientists team at Duke University and Huazhong Agricultural University in China work together for a sustainable rice production
USA – WASDE Rice: U.S. Stocks Down on Decreased Long-Grain Production
Total 2017/18 rice supplies are forecast to decrease 7 percent from the previous year to 273.1 million cwt, primarily on the reduction in long grain.
USA – A Lost Rice Variety — And The Story Of The Freed ‘Merikins’ Who Kept It Alive
This upland rice is a remarkable link between West Africa, the Gullah-Geechee sea islands of the American South, and the Merikin settlements of southern Trinidad.
USA – Missouri Rice: Fields Flooded, Farmers Waiting for Waters to Recede
A race against time in which water leads the pace
Liberia – CHAP Discloses Progress of Japanese Rice Grant Project
An alliance for rice farmers resurgence in Liberia
USA – Reinventing Rice for a World Transformed by Climate Change
The hope is that these or similar genetic alterations could help rice and other crops survive devastating droughts, preventing food shortages in some of the poorest parts of the world. Ronald, a trim scientist with short brown hair, smiles as she looks down at the early results.
S2: Crops altered to survive harsher environmental conditions will be a crucial tool for helping “small farmers who produce in the more tropical environments, who will be the most exposed to climate shocks
USA – Arkansas’ rice crop could see worst hit in 30 years if flood projections hold
No equal loss was experienced in 6 years