In Kerala, ducks wade through paddy fields, naturally fertilising the soil and helping farmers maintain sustainable, low-cost rice cultivation traditions.

Beneficial microbes in the soil of rice paddies could be key allies in a collaborative project to build a circular agricultural economy in the celebrated rice-growing region of Niigata, Japan. By ...

Rice farming is a big-ticket item in greenhouse gas emissions. A staple food for more than half of the world’s population, rice is almost always grown in flooded paddies, contributing 11 percent of ...

Kathmandu Valley, once known for its bumper harvests of rice, has seen declining production because urban expansion is devouring once fertile rice fields. There are still some terraces on the ...

The paddy fields of Kerala form one of India’s most iconic rural landscapes, where vast stretches of vibrant green rice farms ...

Rice fields across India host a variety of wild, edible plants that Indigenous communities value for their nutritional and medicinal properties. But these “weeds” are rapidly disappearing. To revive ...