Dip in yield, low protein content: PAU field experiment finds several problems with nano urea

Production can decrease further year on year if nano urea application is continued

Unhealthy levels of arsenic in water could exacerbate health concerns when used to boil rice

Rice, staple of over half of humanity, already has more arsenic than other grains; washing or boiling it with arsenic-contaminated water poses …

How Odisha is promoting climate-resilient agriculture through rice fallow initiative

Cultivation of short-duration pulse, oilseed crops in rice fallow is helping maximise land use efficiency, boost farmers’ income and …

Vampireweed threatens rice production in Africa. What do we know about it?

Associated annual economic losses amount to $82 million, affecting more than 140,000 rural households  

Ghanaians love rice — how smallholder farmers could harvest more of it with the help of machines

Efforts to produce more rice often results in increased labour-intensive work for smallholder farmers

Seeds from the past

For a decade, 200 villages in Odisha have conserved and grown 190 indigenous rice and millet varieties with proven climate resilience