A new rice cultivation technique developed and tested in West Bengal has shown the potential to reduce carbon emissions from paddy fields while maintaining soil fertility and increasing crop yields, ...

A pioneering rice farm in Vermont has embraced the agroecological technique known as “aigamo method,” which introduces ducks into rice fields to offer natural weed and pest control, along with ...

Saphart 1 rice was introduced at the 2023 National Seed Fair for Food Security and Nutrition. (Photo: S. Phommalath/ RCCRC) ...

A new study offers a promising solution to one of agriculture’s toughest challenges: how to grow more food while using less water and reducing environmental harm. Researchers have demonstrated that ...

Farmers are urged to adopt the sustainable method called, Systems of Rice Intensification or SRI, that is expected to increase yield by up to threefold and at the same time, preserving the environment ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. In the decades following the U.S. war in Vietnam, the Vietnamese government championed intensive farming methods that boosted rice harvests and ...

Sam (left), Jim (center), and Scott (far right) Whitaker talk about the work needing to be done on their family farm. Credit: Phillip Powell / Arkansas Times As groundwater levels in the Arkansas ...

Rice farming, with intricate irrigation systems and tight-knit farming communities, has long been suspected of fostering collectivism. However, proving this theory requires navigating confounding ...

CODORA, Calif.—After facing four years of drought and state-imposed water restrictions, Bruce and Christopher Lopes struggled to save their organic rice farm in northern California’s Sacramento Valley ...