Rice farmers in Traditional Authority Maganga in Salima District have embraced new farming technologies to boost production ...

A scarcity of rice is causing discontent among farmers and consumers in Japan and drawing attention to a policy some say has worsened shortages. By River Akira Davis and Hisako Ueno Reporting from ...

But rice farmer Takashi Seki, 71, remains despondent because about one-third of his rice plants in one area under cultivation has wilted. In place of water-soaked rice paddies, the soil is ...