water management

Less methane, more rice: How Google’s sustainability initiative could offer a water-positive blueprint for Global South rice farming 

Less methane, more rice: How Google’s sustainability initiative could offer a water-positive blueprint for Global South rice farming 

March 9, 2026 2 2445

By Rehana Noor  As AI data centers drive up demand for water and electricity around the world, a...

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Will AI data center expansion increase water stress in rice systems? 

Will AI data center expansion increase water stress in rice systems? 

March 6, 2026 1510

By Bushra Humaira Sadaf and Mou Rani Sarker Water scarcity is already affecting agriculture across many parts of...

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Water management for food security: How does IRRI contribute?

Water management for food security: How does IRRI contribute?

March 21, 2025 4223

by Bushra Humaira Sadaf, Ahmad Salahuddin, Gio Karlo Evangelista, Manoranjan Mondal On World Water Day 2025, the...

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Irrigating with cooler water does not reverse high temperature impact on grain yield and quality in hybrid rice

Irrigating with cooler water does not reverse high temperature impact on grain yield and quality in hybrid rice

October 11, 2023 1861

by Wanju Shi, Xinzhen Zhang, Juan Yang et al. High temperatures cause significant yield losses in major...

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Farmers’ participatory evaluation of alternate wetting and drying irrigation method on greenhouse gas emission, water productivity, and paddy yield in Bangladesh

Farmers’ participatory evaluation of alternate wetting and drying irrigation method on greenhouse gas emission, water productivity, and paddy yield in Bangladesh

February 15, 2022 2968

Due to Bangladesh’s frequent water shortages, sufficient water to irrigate rice fields is increasingly scarce. Additionally, due...

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Carbon Footprint Calculator customized for rice products: Concept and characterization of rice value chains in Southeast Asia

Carbon Footprint Calculator customized for rice products: Concept and characterization of rice value chains in Southeast Asia

January 14, 2022 1865

The ability to quantify GHG emissions along the entire value chain from farm to shelf for a...

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Disentangling challenges to scaling alternate wetting and drying technology for rice cultivation: Distilling lessons from 20 years of experience in the Philippines

Disentangling challenges to scaling alternate wetting and drying technology for rice cultivation: Distilling lessons from 20 years of experience in the Philippines

August 3, 2021 2800

The review’s findings point to the importance of rethinking the boundaries and assumptions of scaling theory of...

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Crop diversification in rice-based systems in the polders of Bangladesh: Yield stability, profitability, and associated risk

Crop diversification in rice-based systems in the polders of Bangladesh: Yield stability, profitability, and associated risk

March 1, 2021 2 2124

Bangladesh is ranked among the top 10 most climate-vulnerable countries in the world. Therefore, finding a resilient...

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Flag leaf findings could accelerate the breeding of high-yielding, water-efficient rice

Flag leaf findings could accelerate the breeding of high-yielding, water-efficient rice

January 27, 2021 1628

As breeders continue to search for ways to improve crop varieties to enable farmers to sustainably produce...

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A physician-turned-farmer with a mission to modernize rice farming  

A physician-turned-farmer with a mission to modernize rice farming  

September 4, 2020 2323

A medical doctor who is also a farmer not only adopted the laser land leveling technology but...

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