Integrated rice farming systems, which combine rice cultivation with the simultaneous rearing of aquatic animals, have garnered significant attention as a sustainable agricultural approach. These ...

Rice farming, with intricate irrigation systems and tight-knit farming communities, has long been suspected of fostering collectivism. However, proving this theory requires navigating confounding ...

Founded in 1946, Isbell Farms in Lonoke County has impressed many onlookers over the years with a commitment to sustainable rice farming, using water-saving tactics in the rice fields and generating ...

Rice farming is a big-ticket item in greenhouse gas emissions. A staple food for more than half of the world’s population, rice is almost always grown in flooded paddies, contributing 11 percent of ...

THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) have signed an agreement to operate an eddy covariance flux tower that will support rice research and ...

Rice is steadily overtaking maize and wheat as the staple food in Kenya, prompting the government to adopt strategic interventions to increase production and curb a high import bill amid the climate ...

Rice farming is hard. It’s complicated. Traditional rice farming takes twice the amount of labor as crops like wheat, corn and potatoes. Paddy rice was built on irrigation networks that forced farmers ...

Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile receives funding from The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) and Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund). Christopher Oluwakunmi Akinbile works at the Federal University ...