John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Corn/Maize, Rice, Cotton, Vegetables, Water, GMO's, Research, Genes /Genetics, Regenerative Agriculture, Ag Middle East,
Helping grains thrive in increasingly salty soil
Piloted in Israel and India, SaliCrop’s chemical process changes seed DNA to respond well in high salinity, without genetic engineering.
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10/15/2020 SOURCE: www.irri.org
For several years, rice cultivation in the wetlands of the northeastern part of Bangladesh, known as haor areas, have accounted for one-fifth of the total rice production in the country.
BRRI-IRRI launch project to develop new rice varieties for wetland
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Wheat, Rice, Economics, Ag India, Government / Policies, Coronavirus/COVID,
Agri-reforms: LEAD farmers, don’t mislead them
State governments must use the agri-reforms to create a roadmap for agricultural transformation that takes them beyond the short term Rice-Wheat-led gains
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09/30/2020 SOURCE: www.thetowntalk.com
Typically, growing rice involves using lots of water but the SRI method uses much less.
Growing rice, healing the soil: Project tests new method in southern US
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Sustainability, Ag India, Ag Asia / Pacific, Government / Policies, World Population,
Olam urges international brands to adopt new rice eco-label to allow consumers to support farmers
Olam International is calling for retailers and food brands to back the new "Sustainable Rice Platform-Verified" Assurance Scheme and consumer pack label[1], which will allow consumers to choose products that directly support efforts to increase farmer incomes and reduce the environmental impact of...
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John LaRose Jr.
Topics: Rice, Agriculture Global, Economics, Sustainability, Research, World Hunger, World Population, Weather,
A Kerala rice variety could be answer to troubles of cyclone-hit Bengal fields
The Super Cyclone Amphan had left a trail of destruction in South 24 Parganas district where it broke embankments causing saline water to seep into agricultural fields making irreversible changes to the soil texture. Enter the endemic Pokkali rice from Kerala famed for its remarkable resistance to saltwater.
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09/27/2020 SOURCE: www.greenbaypressgazette.com
Wild rice, known by its Ojibwe name as manoomin, is an important part of Ojibwe culture. Some fear climate change may impact its growth in the state.
Wisconsin wild rice is unique in the world, but some worry about effects of climate change
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09/26/2020 SOURCE: www.thenational.com.pg
By GYNNIE KERO MORE than 70 families in Yangoru-Saussia, East Sepik are focusing on rice farming to generate income and as the staple food for their meals. MP Richard Maru …
Maru impressed with rice farming, pledge support for mill - The National
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09/26/2020 SOURCE: www.beijingnews.net
Southwest China's Guizhou Province has started using a satellite system that can monitor rice farming from space.
China's Guizhou province monitors rice farming with satellite
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09/24/2020 SOURCE: m.economictimes.com
Rice production is likely to be 102.36 million tonnes, 0.38 million tonnes more than the previous years estimated production and 6.7 million tonnes higher than the previous five years average production of 95.66 million tonnes.
Record rice production likely to propel kharif output to a new high
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