CEOs need to accelerate their action plans to safeguard the production of commodities critical to the global population and economy as heat stress and drought risk rise around the world, according to PwC's report, Climate Risks to Nine Key Commodities: Protecting People and Prosperity, published. The report, which analysed nine …
Researchers in Japan have identified a gene that allows rice plants to fight off a fungal disease called blast, which may open the way for farmers to cultivate hardier plants. Using genetic sequencing, they were also able to separate the gene, Pi21, from a nearby gene that is associated with …
So-called deepwater rice varieties have a special ability: when the going gets tough, the rice gets growing. The stems elongate rapidly as the paddy floods, keeping the top of the plant above the water, even to depths of 10 feet or more. The elongated, hollow stems act as a snorkel …
CUTTACK: With pest and disease infestation becoming a major hindrant in agricultural productivity and use of pesticides and insecticides arousing environmental and health concerns, the Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) here is soon going to come out with a special package on pest management for farmers using natural and biological …
Seek withdrawal of PIDF from basmati varieties A heavy dose of taxes has made the rice industry economically unviable in the state and were being forced to move out of other states where the tax structure was more rational. The Punjab Rice Millers and Exporters Association said here today that …
Water is one of the most valuable resources. The agriculture sector is the largest consumer of water resources in the developing countries. Assured supply of water is necessary for sustainable agriculture.
More than a third of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, where nearly half of the country's rice is grown, will be submerged if sea levels rise by 1 meter (39 inches), an environment ministry scenario predicted. A sea level increase of that magnitude would also inundate a quarter of Ho …
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Even as the number of drought-hit districts has risen to 246 in 10 States, the Centre on Wednesday declared that rice production might decline by 10 million tonnes this kharif, following a shortfall of 5.7 million hectares in paddy sowing. Some shortfall is also expected in …
Researchers in Japan have identified two genes that make rice plants grow longer stems and survive floods, and hope this will enable farmers to grow high-yielding rice species in flood-prone areas. The long-stemmed deepwater rice varieties grown at present in areas of frequent flooding have very low yields. "In southeast …
When subject to flooding, deepwater rice survives by shooting up in height. Knowledge of the genetic context of this and other responses to inundation will be a boon in enhancing rice productivity.
AIZAWL, Aug 18: Annual rice produce in Mizoram is likely to fall by 30-50 per cent due to drought-like situation this year. State Agriculture Minister H Liansailova called a meeting of officials here yesterday to discuss measures for providing succour to farmers and check crop damages due to scanty rainfall. …
Groundwater is a primary source of fresh water in many parts of the world. Some regions are becoming overly dependent on it, consuming groundwater faster than it is naturally replenished and causing water tables to decline unremittingly. Indirect evidence suggests that this is the case in northwest India, but there …
Britain must find ways to grow more food while using less water, energy and fertilizers to help feed a growing world population and offset the effects of climate change on agriculture, the government said on Monday. A senior minister said last year's sharp rise in the cost of food and …
Few things seem to happen at speed in this sleepy Java town where rickshaws ply the streets. But this rural area of rice fields and teak forests is set to be transformed by Indonesia's biggest oil find in years. Oil production could start to flow from the huge Cepu field …
An integrated water policy for the Saarc region is imperative for equitable use of river water for agricultural development, said Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury yesterday.
The recommendations of Soil Resource Development Institute (SRDI) for balanced use of fertiliser would help increase average yield of rice by 20-25 percent and other crops by 10-15 percent, said a study of soil scientists. The study, conducted by the SRDI in 20 districts during the Boro season in 2008-09, …
