A sacred festival of gratitude, the Xo Dang new rice ceremony blends ritual, music, and community joy. The new rice festival is the first celebration of the year for the Xo Dang people in Vietnam’s Central Highlands, steeped in ancestral rituals that honor the land, harvest, and spiritual guardians. Rich with communal activities and ancient […]
By Giselle P. Jordan MANILA, Philippines — The price of rice decreased while that of meat increased in the first week of July, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Regular milled rice had a national average retail price of P41.57 per kilogram (kg) July 1-5. This was lower than its average retail price of […]
by The Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture. edited by Stephanie Baum, reviewed by Andrew Zinin An effective measure to fight nutrient deficiency is to increase the nutrient content of food, particularly staples that are cheap to produce and widely consumed. Scientists do this by breeding crop varieties that are […]
