A new study has uncovered a molecular mechanism by which rice cells perceive viral infections and initiate antiviral response ...

A new study published in the journal CABI Reviews highlights the critical role that integrated pest management (IPM) plays in combating the threat fall armyworm poses to Asian rice security.

DELHI, KUALA LUMPUR] From the Philippines to Senegal, billions of people are finding it easier to feed their families now ...

A new study published in the journal CABI Reviews highlights the critical role that integrated pest management (IPM) plays in ...

The Crop Darpan App not only identifies these issues but also provides interactive scientific guidance on how to resolve them.

THERE have been continuing commentaries on how bad our agricultural sector, particularly rice farming, has been for a long time now. Sadly, there appears to be no clear dramatic improvement in sight.

Neil That’s right. Over half the world’s population eats rice as the staple food, especially in Asia. But rice is a very ...

Following a year of record rice production and consumption, the IGC’s tentative expectations for 2025-26 point to further gains in output, boosted by expanded plantings and trend yields. Global rice ...

Harwant Singh Aulakh, a farmer in his late sixties, grows basmati rice near Amritsar, just as his father and grandfather did ...

In this engaging account, Chef Renee Marton unravels the rich history of rice, tracing its remarkable journey through centuries of trade, migration and culinary innovation. The origins of some of the ...

A domestic policy bias in favour of consumers in India has meant that they haven’t benefited despite high Indian tariffs and ...

When I undertook a sociological survey, at the age of 23 years among the Veddas of Wellassa-Bintenne in 1950, I came to ...