A rice field in Bengal, India. Rice is a staple crop for billions of people, but it has proved difficult to bring high-yield hybrid rice strainers to farmers. UC Davis scientists have developed a ...

A farmer uses a drum seeder to directly plant rice by pulling the equipment across the field, allowing uniform row seeding, adjustable seeding rates of 40 or 60 kilograms per hectare, and a planting ...

Practical rice farming methods to boost yield, strengthen crops, and use water and nutrients efficiently for healthier, more productive harvests.

If you liked this story, share it with other people. To fight food insecurity and climate change, Senegal is increasingly employing a relatively new strategy for growing rice, known as the “system of ...