The most widely grown variety is Koshihikari, which is less heat resistant. Even so, older farmers have shown a reluctance to ...

Farmers in Lalitpur, Nepal, marked World Food Day by harvesting rice in their paddy fields.Celebrated annually on Oct. 16, ...

In a rice field in Niigata prefecture, Japan, a small robot trundles along on big orange wheels, navigating a ridge edging the paddy while hacking away at weeds. This compact machine’s work is ...

Insights Farming is one of the most important professions in the world.  Agricultural exports contribute to many different ...

Farmers held a muddy tractor race to celebrate harvesting rice in Thailand. Footage shows the zany villagers riding modified tractors as they raced across a rain-soaked rice paddy in Ang Thong ...

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said that so far paddy fields in four provinces have been rehabilitated while those in five others are affected by flash floods.

In places like Rampur, Nisdi, Madi and Tinau, the district’s food baskets, farmers are worried about their income this year.

For the last couple of weeks, streetlights and those on the exterior of houses and other buildings have been swamped by flies ...

ICAR-Krishi Vigyan Kendra launches a groundbreaking study on traditional rice varieties preserved by Padma Shri ...