NUEVA ECIJA, Philippines — In the Philippines ... In Nueva Ecija, a province north of Manila, rice is everywhere. Neon-green rice paddies line highways. Hulking plow-pulling water buffaloes ...
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 ...
SAN FRANCISCO, Agusan del Sur (MindaNews / 29 March) — When Rogelio Timbal tends his one-hectare rice field in Barangay ...
The Philippines achieved full independence from ... by the indigenous Ifugao people 2,000 years ago. Even now, the rice paddies are vibrant and luxuriant, naturally irrigated by rain flowing ...
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.
Use of urea in cultivation of paddy in the coming years is ... of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Philippines. Speaking at a seminar on “Rice Research for Better Future ...