Small farms in China are warming to new perennial rice crop
When Liang Yuxin first heard about a new rice variety that could be harvested for years without replanting, he was eager to try it out. If his experiment are successful,…
Perennial Rice Could Raise Yields and Cut Costs
Smithsonian Magazine recently covered breakthrough research on perennial rice. These plants that grow back year after year show promise, but they are not a silver bullet. Today’s rice farmers must…
Climate-friendly perennial rice transforming farming
Perennial rice at NPR A new article from NPR discusses new groundbreaking research success on Perennial Rice. Thousands of farmers in China have started to grow a remarkable new version…
Perennial rice sees first harvest in Yunnan terraces
Local villagers put newly harvested rice into a machine for preliminary sieving in Nansa Village, Hani, Yi and Dai Autonomous County, Yuxi City, Yunnan Province. The yield of Yunda 107, a…
Perennial Rice: In Search of a Greener, Hardier Staple Crop
Scientists have long sought to create a perennial rice that would avoid the damage to the land caused by the necessity of planting annually. Now, Chinese researchers appear close to…