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Vietnam – Cuba rice cultivation partnership thrives

This success story is the fruit of a pioneering partnership between Vietnamese company Agri VMA and local Cuban farmers, surpassing all expectations. Havana (VNA) – A golden sweep of ripening rice fields now blankets Los Palacios district, Pinar del Río province of Cuba, heralding a breakthrough in agricultural cooperation between Vietnam and Cuba. This success […]

Farmers In Water Scarcity-Prone Regions Benefit From Cultivating Two Pusa Basmati Rice Variants.

One of the advantages of these Pusa basmati rice variants is that the farmers can get away with less use of labour for transplantation. By ETV Bharat English Team New Delhi: Two variants of Basmati Rice, developed by PUSA scientists, have helped farmers to reduce water usage by almost 33 per cent as compared to […]

Ministry explains need for restricted dry-season rice harvests.

In recent years, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has repeatedly issued directives advising farmers against dry-season rice farming, adjusting its recommendations based on the water availability in different regions. Depending on local conditions, the ministry has, at times, restricted rice cultivation in certain areas to prevent water shortages and financial losses for farmers. […]

Researcher strives to cultivate saline-alkali tolerant rice in S China’s Hainan.

This aerial drone photo shows Zhang Shugen, a researcher with the Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center (QSTRRDC), patrolling a rice field in the Nanfan breeding base in Sanya, south China’s Hainan Province, Feb. 14, 2025. Thanks to its warm climate in winter and spring, which helps shorten the breeding cycle, Nanfan has […]

Conference looks to lure hi-tech investment in low-emission rice cultivation.

By 2030, the million-hectare rice project aims to engage two million rice farmers across 1,230 cooperatives and cooperative groups, as well as 210 rice trading enterprises. Can Tho (VNA) – A conference was held in the Mekong Delta city of Can Tho on February 14, seeking investment in digital transformation and green transition technologies for […]

Đồng Tháp agriculture gets digital makeover.

Đồng Tháp Province has implemented digital transformation in agriculture to improve management and production efficiency. ĐỒNG THÁP – Đồng Tháp Province has implemented digital transformation in agriculture to improve management and production efficiency. It is one of the largest rice-producing provinces in the Cửu Long (Mekong) Delta. According to its Department of Agriculture and Rural […]

Farmers on a mission to promote a forgotten native rice variety in Madurai region.

Research shows that Thillainayagam rice variety contains 7.15% protein and 78.25% carbohydrates, in addition to minerals like potassium, iron, calcium, zinc, phosphorous, manganese and copper. C. Palanivel Rajan. ‘Thillainayagam’, a native rice variety with its origin traced to the integrated Madurai region comprising Madurai, Sivaganga, Ramanathapuram and Virudhunagar districts, is now being promoted by farmers […]

Rice output hits 4-year low on high costs.

Josephine Okojie and Feyishola Jaiyesimi . …Farmers say input prices have risen five times over the period ,,.Millers can’t get enough rice from farmers Nigeria’s rice production has hit the lowest level in four years as high production costs force farmers to reduce their cultivation areas. Rice production declined by 7 percent in the 2024/2025 […]

Declining trend in paddy cultivation continues in Kerala.

While the production of rice (wetland) fell by 10.5% in 2023-24 compared to 2022-23, productivity and the area under cultivation fell by 4.9% and 5.9% respectively, according to the Economic Review 2024 tabled in the Assembly. The Hindu Bureau. The declining trend in rice cultivation in Kerala continued in 2023-24, with State-wide production, per-hectare productivity […]