A landmark study by the Chinese Academy of Sciences has found that 72–75% of nitrogen gas emissions from rice paddies come from soil organic nitrogen, not fertilizers. Using advanced isotope tracing ...

Tony Nyguen spent his formative years in the kitchen, learning to cook by watching his mother. Food gave the 21-year-old a path in life and opened doors he never thought possible – including starting ...

India, Thailand and the Philippines plant their main crops in June and July, while Vietnam and Indonesia are now sowing their ...

Despite the presence of over 100 large-scale integrated rice processing facilities, Nigeria’s rice production, consumption and pricing outlook remain bleak. The country currently produces 5.4 million ...

Climate change may significantly impact arsenic levels in paddy rice, a staple food for millions across Asia, reveals a new study from Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health. The ...

This year’s Boro paddy harvest in the haor region had raised hopes of a strong yield, with farmers racing against time to harvest, thresh, and dry their crops. But from late April, extreme weather has ...

With a target to procure 90 lakh tonnes of paddy from the rabi output, Telangana breached the 10-lakh tonne mark for the 2025 ...

Japanese petroleum company Idemitsu Kosan has announced its 2 MW agricultural solar power plant, installed 3.8 meters above a rice paddy, has begun operating. The project features a community-based ...

A new study of rice paddy snakes in Southeast Asia gives key details to their diversification and natural history, adding molecular evidence that the rise of the Khorat Plateau and subsequent ...

Several rice farmers in the Afadzato South District of the Volta region, are appealing to government to provide urgent ...