“After rice cultivation, farmers put rice straw and other plant waste on to the paddy,” Kobayashi says. If the microbial community in the rice paddy is out of balance, microbes that generate ...

Vietnam’s rice industry has gone beyond quantity, focusing on quality and sustainability. The shift has brought higher prices ...

People pull a 100-meter rice straw rope along a stream in Cheongdo, North Gyeongsang Province, southeastern South Korea, on ...

In Asia, for example, rice farming produces about 550 million tonnes of straw residue every year; but this potential fuel source is simply burnt in the fields, resulting in airborne emissions that are ...

After years of strict bans to curb pollution, China is reversing its zero-tolerance stance on crop burning, allowing ...

Jan. 27 (UPI) --A Swiss martial artist and expert swordsman broke a Guinness World Record by using his custom-made blade to slice through rice straw mats 100 times in one minute. Alex Gueffroy ...

01:21 It's comprised of rice straw, and hand-made. 01:29 "Shimenawa" are sacred ropes, signifying the sanctity of the space beyond. 01:36 And actually, it holds a significant connection to today's ...

Jan. 27 (UPI) --A Swiss martial artist and expert swordsman broke a Guinness World Record by using his custom-made blade to slice through rice straw mats 100 times in one minute. Alex Gueffroy ...

This time, the workers used 2.5 times as much rice straw as they would in a typical year. Godzilla was chosen as the motif of this year for a reason. The movie “Godzilla Minus One” was ...