Rice is the staple crop of more than half of the world’s population. Demand is growing with the rising population in South and Southeast Asia. However, a significant portion of rice farming still relies on traditional cultivation methods that lead to substantial methane emissions, which are a major contributor to climate change — methane is […]
Alternate wetting and drying can help reduce emissions and save water in rice cultivation. Age old methods of rice cultivation can be modified slightly to reduce emissions from cultivation. ASingapore-based startup is helping Southeast Asian farmers reduce methane emissions from rice cultivation. The crop that feeds nearly half of the world’s population has a large […]
Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian at a coordination meeting on regional inflation control in Jakarta on Monday (July 15, 2024). (ANTARA/HO-Puspen Kemendagri) Jakarta (ANTARA) – Home Affairs Minister Tito Karnavian has urged regional governments to raise rice production to bolster national food security. “Specifically today, our attention is on the rice issue. Rice (prices), that […]
Nigeria’s information minister said this is the first step as the government takes steps to address food shortages in the country. By Lanre Lasisi FILE: Bags of grains are offloaded from a truck at the market in Jibia on February 18, 2024. (Photo by Kola Sulaimon / AFP) The Federal Government has distributed 20 trucks […]
The Philippines is the largest export market of Vietnam. – Vietnam News/ANN HANOI (Vietnam News/ANN): Agriculture ministers of Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to establish a rice industry alliance between the two countries and upgrade the trade relationship to an investment partnership in the rice industry. At a talk in Hanoi on July 9, […]
