Paul Bourdin is a registered bird ringer in South Africa and the Philippines. He has contributed...
Asia
As the sun rises and casts its first beams of light over the experimental rice fields at...
To the untrained eye, the research farm at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines...
At first, the flatbed rice grain dryer did not take off in most countries because of the...
Farmers typically grow two or three crops a year. Since they don’t have enough turnaround time before...
Turkey has the third-highest average rice yield in the world (behind Australia and Egypt), which reflects a...
Rice research and training activities are intensifying in the West-Central Asia region (see Rice booms in Turkey),...
Vietnam’s mighty Mekong Delta comprises nine river mouths that give it its local name, “Cuu Long,” or...
Singapore is well known for its food culture, which contains a fusion of cuisines from all over...
Farmers need not crack rice between their teeth to check whether the grains are dry enough for...
