Sentences with phrase «in rice production»

When we assumed office in 2015, some 6 million farmers were involved in rice production.

The research planned for the new laboratory will concentrate on developing rice varieties that can be successfully grown in flood and salinity prone areas, decreasing risks for farmers involved in rice production in some of the poorest regions of India and Asia.

RICE fosters impact - oriented rice research and development to reduce poverty and hunger, improve human health and nutrition, promote gender equity, and enhance ecosystem resilience in rice production systems.

Co-chaired by MARD Vice Minister Le Quoc Doanh and IRRI Deputy Director General V. Bruce J. Tolentino, topics included high - quality rice varieties and commercial production of specialty rice for domestic and export markets; branding of Vietnamese rice; reduced pre - and postharvest losses; climate change adaptation and low carbon emission measures in rice production; support for small farmers; and policy advice to further enhance the country's formidable rice sector.

«Working together with partners around the globe is now a necessity for a more efficient way of finding solutions to today's challenges in rice production,» says Robert Zeigler, director general at the International Rice Research Institute.

RICE fosters impact - oriented rice research and development to reduce poverty and hunger, improve human health and nutrition, promote gender equity, and enhance ecosystem resilience in rice production systems.

Mr. Ogbeh also said the Federal Government is doing everything possible to achieve self - sufficiency in rice production before the end of 2018.

Speaking specifically on the economic diversification programmes of the federal government in the area of agriculture, the VP said «we are trying to ensure that we are self - sufficient in rice production and wheat production, so that there will be less pressure on the dollar.»

Rice sheath blight is found in all rice production areas, and is decreasing rice production especially in intensified production systems.

We initiated the approval process for six new methodologies, expected to be adopted in 2012, including REDD + modules, emission reductions in rice production, truck stop electrification, fertilizer rate reduction and wetlands restoration in addition to requirements for REDD + projects nested within a jurisdictional framework.

President of the Senate, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has called on the Kwara Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (KWACCIMA), to take advantage of the state's competitive edge in rice production by setting up processing mills.

Dr. Emmanuel Ijewere, the group's coordinator and vice president, while speaking as a guest at the monthly forum of Nigeria Association of Agriculture Journalists, NAAJ, in Lagos said that with the level of activities going on in rice production, Nigeria should have enough to consume and start importing by end of 2018.

Installment 8 of Creating a Sustainable Food Future explores the potential to improve water management in rice production in order to reduce agricultural...

It has also created and nurtured a pool of Indonesian scientists and researchers vital to the country's performance in rice production and processing.

The past several years showed an improvement in rice production in Bangladesh.

The first joint project with CARE Burundi was established in 2010, with support from the Howard Buffett Foundation, to train ex-combatant women in rice production.

To bridge the gap between research and practice in rice production, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) developed the Rice Knowledge Bank (RKB)-- a digital extension service that provides practical knowledge solutions, specialized for small - scale farmers in developing countries.

Mr. Ogbeh said that in the northwestern part of the country, Kebbi, Kano, Jigawa, Sokoto, Katsina and Zamfara states were taking due advantage of their dams by engaging in rice production as well.

However, rice farming and livestock expert, Mr. Olafare Richard has identified the potentials of Osun in rice production, saying that with available resources and necessary equipment, coupled with enabling environment, Osun can produce enough rice for South - West consumption.

In a speech read on his behalf, the Western Regional Minister, Mr Paul Evans Aidoo, noted that the District had the potential to have high yield in rice production, «however, the present value chain is weak and needs strengthening.»

Leading hypotheses include: the collapse of the Soviet Union, which resulted in a decline in energy use in Russia and the other former Soviet republics; repairs to oil and gas lines to prevent leaks; decreasing emissions from coal mining; widespread drought that led to decreased emissions from natural wetlands; and a decline in rice production.

Technologies such as rice - duck cultivation, water - saving cultivation, and direct seeding are applied in rice production and welcomed by rice farmers.

Moreover, doubling of atmospheric concentration of CO2 in combination with a similar rise in temperature would result into an overall 20 % rise in rice production and 31 % decline in wheat production» (Ministry of Environment and Forest, 31).

Co-chaired by MARD Vice Minister Le Quoc Doanh and IRRI Deputy Director General V. Bruce J. Tolentino, topics included high - quality rice varieties and commercial production of specialty rice for domestic and export markets; branding of Vietnamese rice; reduced pre - and postharvest losses; climate change adaptation and low carbon emission measures in rice production; support for small farmers; and policy advice to further enhance the country's formidable rice sector.

«Working together with partners around the globe is now a necessity for a more efficient way of finding solutions to today's challenges in rice production,» says Robert Zeigler, director general at the International Rice Research Institute.

Opening the session with «Smuggling — A Threat to Nigeria's Quest to Self - Sufficiency in Rice Production», President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, decried the rising trend in smuggling in the country.

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He expressed happiness that Jigawa had formed part of the success story of his administration in rice production.

Four additional carbon offset methodologies are currently in ACR's approval process for publication in 2013 including California and Mid-South modules for Emission Reductions in Rice Production, a modular approach to Grazing Land and Livestock Management in beef and dairy production, a methodology for Avoided Conversion of Grasslands and Shrublands to commodity crop production, and a methodology for quantifying emissions reductions from Carbon Capture and Storage in Oil and Gas Reservoirs.

«Because the Dutch model of irrigation vastly underestimated the complexity of the sociobiophysical systems involved in rice production, water temples and bureaucracies coexisted without creating technical problems in irrigation control.

Dr. Jena is excited about the impact that this research could potentially have in rice production.

«The entire Nigerians were aware of the comparative advantage Ekiti has in rice production.