TOKYO -- Smart farm technology holds great promise for farmers struggling to grow Japan's staple grain while wrestling with low prices. Among the benefits: lower production costs, higher income ...

Researchers led by Ken Shirasu at the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) in Japan have identified an ...

Particularly for Japanese rice, this technology can help make the sector more competitive. “The Japanese Rice Project is about finding the Japanese traditional mind again, not just technology, selling ...

Grappling with a rice shortage after extreme weather ravaged last year's crop, Japan is hoping new heat-resistant varieties of its staple food can help stave off future supply shocks.

STORY: Japanese farmer Kazuhachi Hosaka has been growing rice for 30 years.But over that time, he’s seen his industry steadily dwindle:Rice prices never went up and farmers couldn’t turn a ...

The city of Tome has long been famous for its rice and is now one of the first areas to promote environmentally friendly rice production.

Bacterium protects rice plants from diseases Date: January 11, 2021 Source: Graz University of Technology Summary: Researchers were able to demonstrate how a specific bacterium inside the seeds of ...