Science

From Sky to Soil: How Drones are Revolutionizing Crop Monitoring

From Sky to Soil: How Drones are Revolutionizing Crop Monitoring

March 17, 2025 3851

by Tanu Kumari, Kranthi Kumar Challa, Shweta, Amit Kumar Srivastava In a world where food demand is...

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These Rice Varieties Could End Hidden Hunger – Meet the Uttar Pradesh Farmers Making It Happen

These Rice Varieties Could End Hidden Hunger – Meet the Uttar Pradesh Farmers Making It Happen

March 17, 2025 5249

by Anirban Nath, Sarvesh Shukla, Neeraj Kumar Tyagi, Swati Nayak, Mosharaf Hossain Farmers in Uttar Pradesh are...

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Tackling labor shortages and water scarcity in Chandauli District through direct-seeded rice

Tackling labor shortages and water scarcity in Chandauli District through direct-seeded rice

March 17, 2025 3671

By Sarvesh Shukla, Anirban Nath, Neeraj Tyagi, Swati Nayak, Mosharaf Hossain While resistant to change and wary...

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Advancing Direct-Seeded Rice with Modern Phenotyping Facilities

Advancing Direct-Seeded Rice with Modern Phenotyping Facilities

February 27, 2025 4678

By Dr. Shalabh Dixit, Xenina Ibabao, Myrtel Valenzuela IRRI has revolutionized rice breeding for direct-seeded rice (DSR)...

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The more you know: De-risking Odisha’s rice farmers by inspiring insurance uptake

The more you know: De-risking Odisha’s rice farmers by inspiring insurance uptake

February 20, 2025 2921

by Veronica Mae Escarez In Odisha, incentivizing farmers who seek knowledge about agricultural insurance can motivate them...

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Alternate Wetting and Drying can help revolutionize global rice farming

Alternate Wetting and Drying can help revolutionize global rice farming

February 12, 2025 7719

This water-conserving, emission-reducing, and cost-saving practice makes rice farming significantly more sustainable, but its widespread adoption remains...

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World Wetland Day: IRRI’s role in preserving Bangladesh’s Haor wetland ecosystem

World Wetland Day: IRRI’s role in preserving Bangladesh’s Haor wetland ecosystem

February 5, 2025 3334

by Rehana Noor In the Haor wetlands of Bangladesh, rice is a key source of food and...

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In South Asia, less N surplus and sustainable agronomy are keys to combatting climate change

In South Asia, less N surplus and sustainable agronomy are keys to combatting climate change

January 31, 2025 3750

by Veronica Mae Escarez A Nature report revealed that improving nitrogen use efficiency by lessening redundant nitrogen...

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Building Resilient Food Systems for Odisha’s Smallholders Through Convergence and Innovation

Building Resilient Food Systems for Odisha’s Smallholders Through Convergence and Innovation

January 23, 2025 3420

by Swati Nayak*, Arabinda Kumar Padhee**, Sk Mosharaf Hossain*, Subhasmita Mahapatra* Dilip Kumar Rout*, Girija Prasad Swain*...

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In Eastern India, timely planting can mitigate climate change

In Eastern India, timely planting can mitigate climate change

December 16, 2024 3726

by Sugandha Munshi, Amit Srivastava,R.K.Sohane, Anil Kumar Yadav ,Rajesh Kumar ,Prakashan Veetill, Vikram Patil, Paneerselvam,Sonam Sherpa and...

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