Basmati rice grains are long, thin, and sharp at the ends when raw. When cooked, basmati rice will separate and grow twice as ...

Rice is an affordable, convenient and nutritious staple in many households. It’s a simple, starchy side that spans various cultural cuisines. Plus, rice is easy to use in practically any meal, even ...

At any given time, Lundberg is testing thousands of rice varieties in their greenhouse and test field. Over the past 10 years, Lundberg has trialed over 80,000 unique breeding lines, and in the ...

There are thousands, perhaps as many as 40,000 or more, varieties of rice grown on every continent except Antarctica and is the most widely consumed grain in the world. Herbs work well in every one of ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) have teamed up in a new strategy to boost rice production in Kisumu and Busia counties. According to Dr Mary Mutembei, the Head ...

THE Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) said it is testing new rice varieties nationwide with a view towards increasing farm yields by 2027. In a statement, PhilRice said it established 173 ...

Government agencies have begun introducing new rice varieties and climate-smart technology to reduce the shortage of rice in Kenya which stands at 600,000 metric tons annually. According to the ...

THROUGH the Variety Field Trials (VFT) implemented by Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), new varieties of palay (unmilled rice) are expected to help improve the country’s harvest by 2027.

India exports both aromatic and long grain basmati and non-basmati varieties to over 140 countries, across Asia, the middle ...

Rice feeds more than half of the world’s population, but the tiny microbes living on and around rice plants may be just as ...

IN a quest to enhance the country’s rice yield, the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is pinning hopes on new ...