One of these innovations is direct sowing which allows farmers to sow rice seeds directly into the field thus eliminating the ...

In late 2012 we released our original report on arsenic in rice, in which we found measurable levels in almost all of the 60 rice varieties and rice products we tested. Our most recent testing ...

The black ibis is a rare sight in our village. The arrival of these birds in the dozens heralded what we now can celebrate as a breakthrough in the cultivation of rice: The ability to grow this staple ...

The porous grains are packed with beef muscle and fat cells, grown in the lab. The rice was first coated in fish gelatine to help the beef cells latch on, and the grains were left in a petri dish ...

A brand new lab-grown meat-rice hybrid could offer a "world of possibilities," scientists have said. In a new study published in the journal Matter, Korean scientists detailed the alternative protein ...

Israel has built a successful circular water economy, and we have learned many important lessons along the way which we are ...

As reported recently by this newspaper, there has been a sharp acreage shift in favour of paddy, a development that raises ...

The Small and Medium Scale Rice Mill Owners’ Association claimed today that the growing rice shortage in the market is due to ...

Researchers in South Korea have created a hybrid rice with lab-grown beef cells. They say their 'beef rice' could become a sustainable source of protein. Protein is essential for a healthy diet. And ...

Jerry Rice’s legacy is carried on through his four kids.

The Philippines is set to be drenched by its fourth storm in just over a month, which threatens to add to a growing tally of ...

Alex Quinones has been a rice farmer in the Philippines for almost five decades – last summer was the first time his field dried up, forcing many of his neighbors to swap farm life for street sweeping ...