It may look like an ordinary building site but Akmatbek Uraimov's new house in Kyrgyzstan is being built with blocks of rice.

Despite rice being the staple food for more than half of the world's population, its cultivation remains highly ...

Science reveals how rice crops can resist heat for better yields and quality, and how building codes work against hurricanes.

For more than half a century, the Japanese government has encouraged its rice farmers to grow less of the crop so that prices ...

Usually at this time of year, Adakole Odaudu is at his farm to check on his crops. He normally gets up early during the ...

The Commerce Ministry is monitoring reports of Cambodian-grown rice products distributed in China, which use packaging ...

How much trouble is agriculture facing because of climate change? There are lots of studies out there that seek to predict the effect of changes in rainfall and temperature on the yield of this or ...

Myles Lewis-Skelly enjoyed an incredible breakthrough season in 2024/25, making 39 appearances across all competitions as ...

Tokyo, June 16 (Jiji Press)--The Japanese agriculture ministry on Monday announced the abolition of the rice crop yield index starting with this year's harvest. The step comes as rice farmers have ...

The government is teaming up with the International Rice Research Institute  to pilot an insurance program designed to monitor farm conditions and assess crop damage using satellite data.

LAGUNA, Philippines – The Philippine government is piloting a crop insurance program using satellite technology for 1,000 rice farmers in Camarines Sur and Isabela, in a bid to speed up claims ...

Arkansas farmers have either lost crops to weather or missed critical planting windows because of it, and it's coming down to the wire for rice farmers. The last day of the rice-planting season is ...