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Rice production at risk as 46,000 hectares go underwater

Heavy rainfall, upstream hill torrents, and breached embankments have suddenly caused floodwaters to inundate nearly half a ...

Soil, not fertilizer, is primary source of nitrogen gas loss in rice paddies, study reveals

Rice production is heavily dependent on nitrogen fertilizers, particularly in China, where application rates are two to three ...
Beyond Pesticides

Monoculture Rice Production Outperformed by Traditional Techniques that Integrate Aquatic Animals

(Beyond Pesticides, March 15, 2022) Adding animal diversity to rice paddy farms reduces weed pressure, increases food production, and makes fertilizer use more efficient, according to a study ...

Water Uncertainty Raises Fears of Rice Crop Losses in KP Amid India’s Indus Treaty Violations

Growing uncertainty over water availability is raising fears of serious crop losses among rice farmers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa ...
Daily Graphic

Scaling-up local rice production: Rice farmers, millers undergo training in good agronomic practices

In a bid to shore up local rice production in Ghana, the Korea-Africa Food and Agriculture Cooperation Initiative (KAFACI), ...