Although rice grows best in warm, wet environments, excessive heat can disrupt photosynthesis, damage pollen, and reduce ...

From terraced paddies in Southeast Asia to irrigated fields in China and India, rice underpins daily meals for billions of ...

Global rice prices are set to rise due to production deficits, geopolitical tensions, and weather concerns, analysts warn.

Global rice production is set to decline for the first time in a decade, tightening supplies of one of the world’s major food ...

Field trials in India show that bio-fertilizers containing naturally occurring soil fungi enhance growth in rice plants. This may offer a pathway to reducing farmers' reliance on synthetic fertilizers ...

With Japan mired in a rice crisis, the government is considering revising rice farming policies to increase production in its ...

Irrigation Secretary in charge of Land Reclamation, Climate Resilience and Irrigation Water Management, Tanui K Joel/ STATE DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION/FBThe State Department for Irrigation has launched ...

India's foodgrain production reached a record 332.22 million tonne in the 2023-24 crop year ended June, driven by bumper ...

Mymensingh, Bangladesh — New varieties of rice made using nuclear techniques have helped Bangladesh increase its rice production three-fold in the last few decades. This in turn has enabled the ...

The agriculture ministry plans to export 350,000 tons of rice in 2030, nearly eight times the amount in 2024, as part of a ...