Rice farming is a big-ticket item in greenhouse gas emissions. A staple food for more than half of the world’s population, rice is almost always grown in flooded paddies, contributing 11 percent of ...

The Kerala government heavily incentivises paddy production, perhaps more than any other state. This is because paddy cultivation has been steadily declining despite rice being the state’s staple food ...

Unguja. Zanzibar meets only a fraction of its rice needs, with an annual deficit of 127,608 tonnes that is largely covered through imports, the government has said.Deputy Minister for Agriculture, ...

Despite the presence of over 100 large-scale integrated rice processing facilities, Nigeria’s rice production, consumption and pricing outlook remain bleak. The country currently produces 5.4 million ...