Mention Japan’s Niigata prefecture and rice usually comes to mind. Niigata ranks first in the nation in terms of rice cultivation area and production levels. This northwestern region is flanked by ...

Thailand's rice industry is undergoing a transformation as the National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) applies artificial intelligence (AI) and computer vision technology to ...

Integrated rice farming systems, which combine rice cultivation with the simultaneous rearing of aquatic animals, have garnered significant attention as a sustainable agricultural approach. These ...

Mars Food & Nutrition announced a $20 million investment in sustainable rice sourcing between 2020 and 2030 through its new Raising Rice Right platform to help farmers adopt climate-smart agriculture ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rice is the staple crop of more than half of the world's population. Demand is growing with the rising population in South and ...

MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is using drone technology to spray herbicides and manage weeds in rice plantations. According to PhilRice, researchers ...

The Ministry of Primary Resources and Tourism (MPRT), through the Department of Agriculture and Agrifood, continues to implement various initiatives to progressively increase the country's ...

African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) has teamed up with global and regional partners to empower women and youth in the rice sector. The initiative will provide businesses with precise ...

To achieve sustainable rice production and food security in the region, farmers in six Asian countries have used nuclear derived climate-smart agricultural practices and significantly increased their ...