Farmers devastated as major flooding destroys vital crops — here's how it could impact consumers

In response to the flooding crisis that destroyed thousands of acres of paddy fields, the Sri Lankan government has announced ...
Bhutan Broadcasting Service Corporation

Reliable water supply allows Khamaedthang farmers to grow paddy twice a year

Khamaedthang farmers in Samdrup Jongkhar can now cultivate paddy twice a year. The completion of a new smart irrigation ...
JSTOR Daily

The effects of irrigation regimes on the water use, dry matter production and physiological responses of paddy rice

In most cases, rice production is associated with flooding irrigation and the efficiency of irrigated water use (WUEi) is generally lower for production of rice than for other crops. We have examined ...
The New Indian Express

Tiruchy farmers allege sugar mill polluting irrigation canal used for paddy cultivation

TIRUCHY: Farmers in Kattur near Lalgudi in the district complain that a private sugar mill in the village has been discharging effluents illegally into a canal that irrigates hundreds of acres of ...
The Taipei Times

AWD irrigation cuts paddy methane by 32.5%, station says

The alternate wetting and drying (AWD) irrigation technique can reduce methane emissions from rice fields by 32.5 percent, while saving 21 percent of irrigation water, the Tainan District Agricultural ...
The New Indian Express

Central team inspects paddy fields in Madurai, Theni to assess moisture level for procurement

MADURAI: A central Civil Supplies Corporation team on Monday began field inspections in Madurai and Theni districts to assess the proposed relaxation in the permissible moisture level in paddy ...