Rice farming, with intricate irrigation systems and tight-knit farming communities, has long been suspected of fostering collectivism. However, proving this theory requires navigating confounding ...

Rice farmers in Mangaldan, Pangasinan are struggling with a low supply of irrigation water, raising concerns over possible ...

Irrigation farming under threat Dry-season rice, wheat production Farmers who produced rice, maize, and wheat last year are currently licking their wounds following the loss of millions of naira due ...

By boosting beneficial microbes, researchers hope to increase crop resilience while reducing the use of synthetic nitrogen ...

Over 100 local rice farmers have been trained on irrigation farming in Paikoro Local Government Area of Niger State by the National Agricultural Land Development Authority (NALDA). The programme is ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced a $12 billion farmer aid package -- with $11 billion earmarked for ...

Agriculture is a key sector in Nigeria, employing over a third of the population, but unpredictable weather makes farming uncertain. The TRIMING project expanded irrigation across 43,400 hectares, ...

ZANZIBAR: IN the rice paddies of Kibonde Mzungu, early morning mist clings to the surface of flooded fields while farmers set to work transplanting seedlings. For these families, rice is more than a ...