The Indian government identified 109 districts as very high climate-risk zones and warned that rainfed rice yields could decline 47% by 2080....
U.S. rice production is forecast at a 40-year low, with output falling to 153.3 million hundredweight and planted area at its smallest...
Canal irrigation is supporting over one lakh acres of Kharif cultivation in Andhra Pradesh's Eluru district, with timely water from the Godavari...
The Philippines aims to raise rice farm mechanisation to 3.40 hp/ha by 2031 under the expanded RCEF programme. Increased machinery deployment is...
Indonesia will deploy 56,000 water pumps in FY2026 to mitigate drought and safeguard rice production amid climate change. About 11,000 pumps have...
A strengthening El Niño and below-normal monsoon rainfall are threatening rice production across Asia, raising food inflation concerns. Higher fuel and fertilizer...
PhilRice urged Filipino farmers to prepare for a possible Super El Niño by adopting climate-smart practices, including drought-tolerant rice varieties, water-saving technologies...
Sri Lanka’s National Agrarians' Unity claimed imports of nearly 100,000 tonnes of rice slashed demand for local rice by 60%, leaving large...
Brazil’s 2025/26 rice production fell 13.1% to 11.1 million tonnes as cultivated area declined 13.7%, driven by lower profitability and weaker weather....