Scientists have developed a new rice strain that emits 70% less methane, addressing a major source of greenhouse gas ...

Kahan Singh Pannu, a retired IAS officer from Punjab, has developed an innovative technique called Seeding of Rice on Beds ...

Using traditional crossbreeding, researchers have created a new strain of rice that produces much less methane, a potent ...

Farm tourism sites are being developed in this city in partnership with farmers' associations to make visitors stay longer, ...

Rice fields turned into art in northern Thailand A two-acre paddy field in northern Thailand has been transformed into an artwork depicting a dragon and a cat, symbols of hope and resilience as the ...

Previous research had suggested that paddy-field soil might contain nitrogen-fixing microbes that can provide rice plants with additional nutrients to support their growth, Shida says.

NOBEOKA, Miyazaki Prefecture--Robotics took over the task of growing rice plants in a paddy here, slashing the time needed for cultivation by 95 percent while simultaneously ensuring an almost ...

Residents have not been making much from rice farming despite the huge potential of the crop due to the lack of a processing plant. They have been forced to sell the produce, cheaply as paddy ...