All posts tagged "Rice farming"
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77Rice News in EnglishVietnam : Transforming Rice Farming to Combat Climate Change
Loc Troi, Vietnam's largest rice producer, is aiming to scale sustainable rice farming following a successful pilot. Despite reducing pesticide use, water...
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79Rice News in EnglishIRRI Launches MASEA Project to Cut Methane Emissions in Rice Farming
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), supported by USAID, has launched the Methane Accelerator for Southeast Asia (MASEA) to reduce methane emissions...
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68Rice News in EnglishHow hybrid rice can feed the Philippines
The Philippines is aiming for rice self-sufficiency by 2050, focusing on hybrid rice and the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) to increase...
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128Rice News in EnglishIraq resumes rice cultivation after two-year ban with new climate friendly strain
Iraq: After a two-year ban prompted by water scarcity, Iraq has resumed rice cultivation on 150 sq km, expecting a yield of...
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121Rice News in EnglishJapan preserves its legacy of traditional rice farming for last 2000 years
In Japan, Oyama Senmaida in Chiba Prefecture is a historic rice field terrace, recognized as a 'cultural landscape' in 2002. It relies...
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113Rice News in EnglishRevitalize rice farming and reduce imports: Sharma
In Guinea-Bissau, Chinese agricultural expertise has quadrupled rice yields, boosting income for farmers like Acosdo. Since 1998, 230 Chinese experts have been...
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187Rice News in EnglishThe Philippines needs rice — but young people don’t want to farm it
In Nueva Ecija, Philippines, rice farming symbolizes life, with dwindling appeal among youth. Average age of farmers is rising at 56, exacerbating...
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121Maize News in English‘Media collaboration key to unlocking potential of wetlands’
The Department of Bangladesh Haor and Wetlands Development (DBHWD), in partnership with 'Amra Nari' and the Marine Journalists Network (MJN), convened a...
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134Rice News in EnglishRice Has a Methane Problem That a Startup Is Promising to Fix
Rize, a startup, secures $14 million in Series A funding led by Breakthrough Energy Ventures, GenZero, Temasek, and Wavemaker Impact. Their technique...
