It takes, on average, 2,500 liters of water (by rainfall or irrigation) to produce just 1 kilogram...
Breeding and improvement
Geographically, Ethiopia’s vast land area—1.12 million square kilometers—is defined by the Great Rift Valley system, which cuts...
“Everyone to the farm,” is the new decree of President Wade of Senegal—a country that has seen...
Unique to Africa, rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) has become the continent’s most rapidly spreading disease of...
The 26th session of the Council of Ministers of the Africa Rice Center (WARDA), held in Abuja,...
The signs are ominous across West Africa. The price of rice is rising and, consequently, a...
According to the latest figures from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), paddy...
As if rice farming weren’t hard enough. It is patently clear now that humans have...
With his gentle smile and calm demeanor, Monty Jones doesn’t look like the proverbial...
It is said that if you want to be a good gardener you should always sow three...
