New research from West Africa challenges the widely held view that African and Asian ‘farmer rice’ varieties have only local value owing to their poor ability to adapt to adverse environmental ...

Korea cuts rice cultivation, boosts organic production and exports Government pushes for rice industry overhaul amidst ...

Of the total rice harvested in Japan by the end of this September, only 59.6 percent met the standards to be classified as first-grade rice. That’s down 16 percentage points compared to rice ...

In 2023, only 5 percent of the Koshihikari variety rice harvested in Niigata Prefecture was deemed first-grade quality. That figure sent shock waves through the agricultural industry since the ...