Global rice markets could come under further strain as the world's leading rice producer China grapples with heavy rain and flood risks. "Heavy rain in China's grain-producing north-eastern region ...

The world's rice landscape is shifting dramatically. 1 million metric tons projected for 2023-2024, representing one of the most significant grain consumption increases worldwide. Rice consumption ...

Severe flooding has slashed global rice yields in recent decades, threatening food security for billions of people who depend on the grain. The losses amounted to approximately 4.3%, or 18 million ...

According to Indonesian legend, rice was bestowed upon the island of Java by the goddess Dewi Sri. Pitying its inhabitants the blandness of their existing staple, cassava, she taught them how to ...

Prices rose to the highest since September 2011, which could exacerbate global food insecurity Suriyapong Thongsawang / Getty Images Global rice prices hit a 12-year high in July following a ban on ...

Scientists discovered that a week of full submergence is enough to kill most rice plants, making flooding a far greater threat than previously understood. Intensifying extreme rainfall events may ...

When India overtook China as the world's largest producer of rice this year, the country's politicians and agriculture lobby ...

Food supply, already squeezed by shortages in wheat, corn and cooking oils, is at risk of even more disruption, this time from the rice market. India is clamping down on exports of the staple for half ...

The green revolution was one of the greatest feats of human ingenuity. By promoting higher-yielding varieties of wheat and, especially, rice, plant-breeders in India, Mexico and the Philippines helped ...