10 August 2024, Tanzania: Good quality seed leads to good yield and produce, but it can also be a form of empowerment for others. In the coastal region of Pwani in Tanzania, the Twaweza (which means “we can” in Swahili) Women Group (TWG) is making waves in the Bagamoyo Irrigation and Development Project (BIDP) scheme. […]
Rice farmers in Adzoatsi, located in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, have raised concerns over the lack of market access for their high-quality rice. The farmers believed that the rice they cultivated was superior to many other varieties available in the market, including imported ones. They said with proper support and resolution […]
Ludhiana: The state has witnessed 44% increase in the area under direct seeded rice (DSR) this year. Around 2.48 lakh acre is under DSR this year as against 1.72 lakh acre the previous year. The information was shared by officials of Punjab Agricultural University (PAU) during a meeting here. “It is encouraging to see an […]
Senior Extension Officer attached to the GRDB, Dahasrat Narine (right) speaking at the event -under US$165,000 project As part of its efforts to improve and increase rice production across the country, the government will soon make drone technology and Geographic Information System (GIS) services free of charge to farmers in all rice-growing regions, a Ministry […]
Rice harvest is underway in Arkansas and extension specialist Jarrod Hardke says it’s earlier than normal. “There’s a lot more rice scattered around up and down the state, all the way up to the Missouri Bootheel, because of how early rice was planted. They can start this week.” Hardke with University of Arkansas System Division […]
A push for direct-seeded rice and zero-tillage wheat, using a new non-GM herbicide-tolerance technology, has the potential to reduce the environmental footprint of India’s two major cereal crops. A farmer in his direct-seeded rice field in Haryana’s Jind district. (Express Photo by Harish Damodaran) Cultivating rice using less water and not burning the leftover straw […]
Villagers drive a rice transplanter planting rice seedlings in Liantuo Village of Xiangtan County, central China’s Hunan Province, Aug. 5, 2024. Dike breaches occurred between July 28 and 29 after Typhoon Gaemi triggered record-breaking floods on the Juanshui river. The dike breaches in Xiangtan County were repaired and farmers have begun planting rice seedlings after […]
Salam Faraj with Hayder Indhar in Diwaniyah After seeing his once-lush rice field shrink in recent years due to relentless drought, Iraqi farmer Muntazer al-Joufi fought back using tougher seeds and water-saving irrigation techniques. “It’s the first time we’re using modern techniques that consume less water” to cultivate rice, Joufi, 40, said as he surveyed […]
STORY: With just one yearly harvest, Ivorian rice farmer Francois Kasse Yao struggled to make ends meet. His fortunes changed when he planted a new weather-resistant rice variety, capable of producing larger yields. SOT: “I can truly say that rice nourishes us today.” In the village of Subiakro, just over 8 miles from the Ivorian […]
Ivorian rice farmer Francois Kasse Yao has struggled to make ends meet with only one harvest per year before he planted a new variety, resistant to unpredictable weather conditions capable of producing larger yields. The grain, introduced as a part of a programme designed to increase output of the regional staple food and cut dependence […]
