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 ...

Rice feeds the world—but it uses more water and emits more methane than any other crop. Jim Whitaker and his daughter, Jessica Whitaker Allen, are changing that on their Arkansas family farm. About ...

Vietnam, a major rice exporter, is aiming to transform its farming techniques by reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas. Rice paddies generate methane due to flooded conditions inhibiting ...

Rice production in Africa is in urgent need of intensification to meet future demand. This is to prevent the continent from becoming largely dependent on the import of rice or significant portions of ...

In Kerala, ducks wade through paddy fields, naturally fertilising the soil and helping farmers maintain sustainable, low-cost rice cultivation traditions.

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 ...

CROWLEY, LA. (KLFY) — Rice season is in full swing in South Louisiana, where third-generation farmer Eric Unkel is navigating his 30th rice season. As Unkel’s second harvest of the season is ...

Rice feeds the world—but it uses more water and emits more methane than any other crop. Jim Whitaker and his daughter, Jessica Whitaker Allen,... Rice feeds the world. One farming family is trying to ...

Rice is the staple crop of more than half of the world’s population. Demand is growing with the rising population in South and Southeast Asia. However, a significant portion of rice farming still ...