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 ...

Hybrid rice—bred from two different parents—greatly contributes to food security. However, the process of hybrid seed production is labor intensive, and fully mechanized hybrid rice breeding is ...

A girl harvests rice in the East Khasi hills of Meghalaya in north east India. India is the world’s second leading paddy producer— responsible for 27% of global rice production and well over 145 ...

African demand for rice is projected to more than double during the next 25 years because of population growth and increased rice consumption. A research project shows that the average yield for ...

Lubuagan Mayor Joel Tagaotao and Municipal Agriculturist Charlie Osdeg turn over two units of Village-type Rice Mill worth P629,000 each to Uma Farmers Association and Antonio Canao Multipurpose ...