PETALING JAYA: Malaysia’s rice cultivation technology needs improvement throughout the country, says Agriculture and Food Security Ministry Datuk Seri Mohamad Sabu.

While Uphoff described the interest in SRI as “limited,” he pointed to a “worldwide network of researchers and practitioners” known as SRI-Rice as evidence for SRI’s bright future.

Rice farmers, millers and exporters have agreed to the government's plan for the country to cut rice production in the 2016-17 crop year to 25 million tonnes of paddy from 30 million on average.

Thai government measures to support rice farmers have failed to meet expectations, with some growers in the world's second-largest rice exporting country vowing protests as they are squeezed ...

Emphasizing the importance of complementing innovative rice production techniques with tangible financial solutions like credit and insurance, the Searca Center chief also suggested policies on ...

After finishing her latest rice harvest, Sripai Kaeo-eam hurriedly cleared her fields and planted a new crop in late August — ignoring a Thai government advisory to restrict further sowing of ...

Traditional rice farming presents significant environmental challenges. Practices like burning leftover straw after harvest and submerging fields throughout the growing season waste water and ...

Thai farmers raced their water buffalo at a muddy annual race on Sunday, marking the beginning of a new rice growing period at the start of the monsoon season in a tradition that dates to the 1800 ...

In part one of a four-part series on Earth Day looking at how climate change is impacting rice production and trade, farmers in Thailand tell CNA they are regularly grappling with adverse weather ...

While Uphoff described the interest in SRI as “limited,” he pointed to a “worldwide network of researchers and practitioners” known as SRI-Rice as evidence for SRI’s bright future.

Thailand's centuries-old rice cultivation system is under severe stress from climate change and unsustainable farm debts.

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