A new variety of rice that is adapted to life in low-phosphorus soils, that contains an exceptionally large amount of zinc and that was developed specifically for the conditions in Madagascar where it ...
The poor things can’t help it, but cows are really gassy, and that’s really bad for the planet: Microbes in their guts produce methane — a greenhouse gas up to 80 times more powerful than carbon ...
YAMOUSSOUKRO, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Ivorian rice farmer Francois Kasse Yao has struggled to make ends meet with only one harvest per year before he planted a new variety, resistant to unpredictable ...
A scented rice variety grown in India's remote northeast, known as Joha rice, not only prevents type 2 diabetes but is also rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which work against heart disease, ...
Nancy Anyango (L) and Hezron Amollo (R) in the rice fields in Ahero, Kisumu County [Nanjinia Wamuswa] After years of struggling with IR 27 rice, farmers are now embracing the cultivation of Basmati ...
Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines have developed a new variety of rice that could help reduce the growing worldwide burden of diabetes. An estimated 537 ...