Zimbabwe and Japan on Wednesday sealed a US$2.6 million agricultural equipment grant to boost local rice production, as ...

Sigma is now farming rice in Aizu, Japan, where the company's factory is located. According to CEO Kazuto Yamaki, it's an effort to support its own neighbors while maintaining an important Japanese ...

Japan's agriculture minister has asked his Bangladeshi counterpart to help increase exports of Japanese agricultural products ...

TOKYO -- Japan's agriculture ministry plans to buy back up to 150,000 metric tons of rice in fiscal 2026 from the 590,000 ...

As a collector, he focused on ink paintings made by Zen monks and self-taught artists from the American South.

Beneficial microbes in the soil of rice paddies could be key allies in a collaborative project to build a circular agricultural economy in the celebrated rice-growing region of Niigata, Japan. By ...

Japan has enough supplies of oil-derived materials used in the agriculture, forestry, fisheries and food industries amid heightened Middle East tensions, agriculture minister Norikazu Suzuki said ...

Mention Japan’s Niigata prefecture and rice usually comes to mind. Niigata ranks first in the nation in terms of rice cultivation area and production levels. This northwestern region is flanked by ...

Japan’s 2011 tsunami picked up mud that made it more forceful, reshaping how scientists understand tsunami risk.

New research shows rising heat may push rice beyond its limits and affect food supply and livelihoods across Asia.

Agriculture Minister Dr. J. Alexander Nuetah has issued a strong appeal to development partners and private investors to urgently accelerate investment in Liberia's seed sector, warning that the ...

Jiri said the programme targeted the development of up to 50 000 hectares of rice production across the country. “Our ...