NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines — In the Philippines ... In Nueva Ecija, a province north of Manila, rice is everywhere. Neon-green ...

Terraced rice paddies, masterpieces of ancient engineering, have existed in China, the Philippines, and elsewhere for as long as two millennia. You don't have to be an expert to know that the ...

Farmers must incessantly weed rice paddies to maintain water flow through ... the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines. Rice-growing methods are almost as varied as ...

gazing across the green and yellow paddies in Central Luzon, dubbed “rice granary of the Philippines”. Rice is a staple in the South-East Asian country, and Chinese hybrid rice has gained ...

The country’s paddy rice output will recover this year on the back of improved weather conditions and the extended rice competitiveness program, according to a research firm. BMI, a unit of Fitch ...

The craft flew over a 1000-square-meter rice paddy, scattering seeds treated beforehand with powdered iron to ensure a smooth drop from the air. The seeding process took just 10 minutes.