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The Paddy Price Trap: Why Sindh’s Farmers Lose In A Market Without Rules

While Pakistan earns $3.2 billion from rice exports, the farmers who grow it receive barely half the price they did a few seasons ago, leading to widespread anger. Iftikhar Talpur October marks the start of Sindh’s paddy-harvesting season, from the lush lowlands of lower Sindh to the upper reaches of the province. Yet what should […]

Microbial link between arsenic in soil, lower rice yield uncovered 

New research reveals that rice paddy microbes, and not soil arsenic levels alone, dictate arsenic toxicity and crop losses; managing microbial balance may thus be key to protecting the yield and its safety Ashmita Gupta Research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences recently has warned that the type of microbes in rice […]