Rice farming emissions have doubled over the past 60 years, but practical changes could cut methane pollution without reducing yields.

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 ...

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 ...

There are ways to reduce emissions without sacrificing yield. A new study shows how, and looks at a technique billed as ...

Since the 1960s, greenhouse gas emissions from rice paddies have doubled to the approximate equivalent of 1.1 billion tons of carbon dioxide annually, a team led by Boston College researchers reports ...

Twelve years ago, rice breeders with Lundberg Family Farms crossed two rice plant “parents” in hopes of cultivating a better black pearl rice plant. After growing generations and generations of ...

Discover how a California rice farmer sells his crop directly to consumers. Discover how a California rice farmer sells his crop directly to consumers. Funding for America’s Heartland is provided by ...

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 ...

It takes more than an hour on foot to traverse the muddy terrain that leads to Antoinette’s expansive rice farm in Chamassuia, a local village about five kilometres from Lôvua settlement in Angola’s ...

The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has introduced climate-smart, information-driven farming technologies to 5 agrarian ...

Discover how an eco-friendly rice farming method, supported by an EDB grant, aims to produce carbon credits and conserve ...

Rethink India's rice cultivation: balance food security with sustainable practices to ensure ecological health and resource ...