Tirupur: A group of residents from Kangeyam on Monday submitted a petition to the district administration demanding action against a rice mill, which was allegedly causing air pollution.

Production of several crops to be affected in 2020

Floods destroyed more than 400 hectares of rice in Niger's southeastern Diffa region, already beset by deadly attacks by Boko Haram jihadists, the local governor said.

Scientists say that more than 100 thousand varieties of rice have been safeguarded for the future.

Madagascar recorded its best rice output in 15 years, a government official said here Thursday.

Rice farming is known to be a major contributor to climate change, but new research suggests it is far bigger a problem than previously thought.

Chinese scientists have found a key gene in crops that make them more efficient in utilizing nitrogen fertilizer, which will help reduce the use of fertilizer.