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Enriching the indigenous gems of the Philippine Cordillera through postharvest interventions Enriching the indigenous gems of the Philippine Cordillera through postharvest interventions August 3, 2020 By enabling farmers to reduce their losses and add value to their traditional rice varieties with modern...Read More
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Making farmers climate-smart through a farmer-driven approach Making farmers climate-smart through a farmer-driven approach May 20, 2019 It started with five seed minikits in 2013. Today, more than 75% of the farmers in Katindol Village...Read More
Returning to a life with a future Returning to a life with a future March 11, 2019 The journey of tribal farmers in Tamil Nadu, India who escaped the clutches of debt by pursuing...Read More
Natural hydrogel technology boosts dry seeding of rice in northwestern India Natural hydrogel technology boosts dry seeding of rice in northwestern India January 7, 2019 2 The development of inexpensive natural hydrogel technology has encouraged rice farmers in northwestern India to consider doing...Read More
A woman overcomes the challenge of climate change with stress-tolerant rice A woman overcomes the challenge of climate change with stress-tolerant rice December 10, 2018 With her crop surviving nearly two weeks of submergence and recovering from an intense flood, Mrs. Devi...Read More
An empowered woman farmer is born An empowered woman farmer is born October 22, 2018 Jagyasini Dharua’s story is one of adversity and optimism, from a struggling farmer to a leader, in...Read More
Improving water and nutrient management for double cropping in Cambodia Improving water and nutrient management for double cropping in Cambodia April 2, 2018 Growing dry-season crops after rice on hard-setting soils can pose serious challenges to Cambodian farmers seeking to...Read More