Paddy farmers had better rice security, grew more cash crops, owned more livestock, and had higher income. A cost-benefit analysis of developing paddy area suggests that paddy development is a good ...

A new variety of rice created by simple crossbreeding could reduce the crop's ... in the flooded paddy fields where rice is grown. These organisms break down chemicals known as root exudates ...

As a crop that can be grown on every continent, we have come to rely on it heavily. But there’s a catch. Requiring waterlogged paddy fields to grow, rice is an extraordinarily thirsty crop.

“As a government, we recognise the value of the rice industry, and that is why we’ve been making inputs available. For this crop the estimated amount of paddy to be harvested, is around ...

A communique sent to all divisional directors and deputy directors of agriculture (extension) says early paddy sowing is caused by some farmers’ attempts to get two rice crops in a season and ...