Circle of Blue’s senior editor reports from the field, literally, as he ends his second week in the rice paddies of rural China. SHENYANG, China — The rice paddies start immediately beyond the borders ...

The shiny reflections found in these paddy fields are more than a pretty landscape scene — they represent an ancient agricultural legacy that is now responsible for producing one of the world's most ...

Is crop diversification being viewed through a one-size-fits-all national lens that does not recognise regional variations?

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 ...

Biochar is often seen as a climate solution, but a new study shows it can either cut or boost nitrous oxide emissions depending on the soil.

Rice farming is hard. It’s complicated. Traditional rice farming takes twice the amount of labor as crops like wheat, corn and potatoes. Paddy rice was built on irrigation networks that forced farmers ...

For the fifth consecutive kharif cropping season, A Vijay Kumar from Dhulehole village in Harihar taluk of Central Karnataka, has managed to reduce the amount of water used for growing paddy. Since ...

Rice farming, with intricate irrigation systems and tight-knit farming communities, has long been suspected of fostering collectivism. However, proving this theory requires navigating confounding ...

Rice is one of the most important staple foods in the world, feeding billions of people daily. Certain countries are globally ...

Robotic weed management in rice is advancing rapidly, but large-scale adoption will depend on performance in muddy, waterlogged conditions and more robust AI integration.

A farmer checks his crops at a partially dried up paddy land, at Check Dara on the outskirts of Srinagar, Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Drought-like situation was witnessed in many parts of Kashmir valley ...