Sentences with phrase «flooded rice farms»
Satellite images showing flooded rice farms and buildings that were damaged by Typhoon Haiyan (local name Yolanda) in the northeastern...
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By collaborating on a wide scope of research, including development of better rice varieties, strengthening of rice - based farming systems, and improvement of crop cultivation practices, Bangladesh continues to raise its level of rice production and minimize the intensity of food insecurity during major flooding and monsoons.
This, after seeing a rice variety, PSB Rc18 - sub1 (a flood tolerant rice developed at IRRI), tested in 2009, now planted on a 100 - ha rice farm in Bohol.
The first meter of sea level rise would flood 17 % of Bangladesh, displacing tens of millions of people, and reducing its rice - farming land by 50 percent.