The International Rice Research Institute has applauded Thailand’s initiative to restrict the use of two types of insecticides that are a major cause of pest outbreaks in rice.
Archive for May, 2011
Enough land, enough water
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has enormous potential for developing and increasing rice production. There is tremendous scope for developing rainfed lowland rice areas, augmenting the area under irrigation, and raising yield levels in farmers’ fields thro…
Suffisamment de terres, suffisamment d’eau
L’Afrique subsaharienne (ASS) dispose d’un grand potentiel pour développer et augmenter la production rizicole. Il existe de grandes possibilités pour mettre en valeur les zones de bas-fonds rizicoles, augmenter la superficie irriguée et accroî…
Science reaps rewards for smallholder farmer
Science reaps rewards for smallholder farmer ICRISAT’s contribution to smallholder farmers From: icrisatco Views: 128 0 ratings Time: 03:30 More in Science & Technology
Connecting sorghum farmers to markets in Kenya (Reuters Alertnet)
Failing rains and growing markets cause a shift to sorghum.