Scientists have been working on creating a new, more resilient strain of rice. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
As reported by Dusita Saokaew in China Global Television Network, the new study could help contribute to global food security
Better Cotton launched its climate change mitigation target in 2021, aimed at reducing the overall greenhouse gas emissions per ton of Better Cotton produced by 50% by 2030. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
Better Cotton, the world’s leading sustainability initiative for cotton, has issued a stark warning to global leaders during COP27 demanding that they not only strengthen their commitment but also turn talk into action, in turn ensuring a just transition for everyone and prioritising climate justice for the world’s farmers and agricultural workforce
The recognition received is believed to greatly benefit exports as well as the community in a number of ways. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
On 17 November, the Phka Rumduol jasmine variety rice was crowned the World’s Best Rice for the fifth time at the TRT (The Rice Trader) World Rice Conference which took place in Phuket, Thailand
Joerg Schaller and colleagues discovered that silicon, which is also known to play a key role in growing rice, can replace phosphorus in soil. (Image source: Adobe Stock)
A team of researchers based in Europe used the Canadian Light Source to understand how to make fertiliser nutrients more available to rice plants
The eggplant contains a natural protein from the soil bacterium, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), which makes it resistant to the eggplant fruit and shoot borer (EFSB). (Image source: Adobe Stock)
A statement by the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) announced that Philippines had officially granted regulatory approval for the commercial cultivation of Bt eggplant, becoming the second country after Bangladesh to approve the splicing of a pest-resistant gene taken from the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) bacterium into the well-known vegetable
