M J Prabu, a journalist-turned-farmer, returns to his Tamil Nadu village to save native rice seeds, build community seed ...

ESSEX, Mo. -- At Missouri Delta Farms, airplanes sow rice seed from the sky and a private attorney helps grow the farm's revenues by reaping as much federal aid as possible. In both respects, the farm ...

The process of removing rocks and plowing the rice field with your hoe to prepare an environment where rice can easily grow. The better you plow, the better the rice-plant’s roots will spread and grow ...

Direct seeded rice shows encouraging results and may cover 60% of India’s rice area. Experts say DSR reduces water use, labour demand and greenhouse emissions significantly. Officials urge faster ...

Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) technology is gaining traction in India and could significantly cover rice cultivation areas. It promises water efficiency and cost reductions amid a groundwater crisis.

One scorching summer day in 1991, having spent hours surveying the biodiversity of sacred groves in southern West Bengal, India, I approached Raghu Murmu’s hut to rest. Raghu, a young man of the ...

As groundwater levels decline, labour costs rise and climate plays havoc, policymakers and scientists are increasingly ...

Rice, in its many shades and sizes, is one of the world’s most important foods. It recently surpassed wheat as the third largest crop in the world, provides one fifth of the calories consumed ...