The ancient rice farmers' wisdom of pranata mangsa--the structure of the seasons--has been rendered almost useless by climate change. Once we did have many different varieties of dry land rice called pari gaga but since the 1970s many of our indigenous rice varieties have become extinct. However, as currently the rice farmers in Java are already experiencing these extremes of weather, we can only dread what it will be like by 2050. My grandfather's pranata mangsa almanac states that this...

Despite the decline in the deficit, the imports' coverage by exports rose from 40. Calculated by deducting the value of imports from the value of total exports, the deficit amounted to JD1,085. The main Saudi imports were pharmaceuticals, machinery, appliances, electrical apparatus and their parts and fertilisers. When adding the value of re-exports, the total value of exports becomes JD970. The main commodities imported during the first quarter of 2007 were crude oil, which amounted to...

Rice as a source of electricity. It chose the Kentucky countryside, known more for race horses and bourbon. Only a small fraction of this is utilized, for instance, to fire distillery furnaces. Preview: Rice as a source of electricity Home. Researchers at Hanoi University of Technology now also want to use rice husks to generate electricity. May 13, 2007 . User rating: not rated yet Tennessee Congressman Bart Gordon demands more reliable data on the effects of offshoring on the tech work...

Rice Science accepts contributions on all aspects of rice sciences: original research papers, reviews, as well as short communications. Although most rice producers and consumers live in Asia, rice is also an essential staple and a source of income for millions of others, making rice production one of the planet s most important economic activities. Rice Science encourages submissions from outside China, to strengthen the communication of rice scientists from China and other countries, and...

While there weren't many export deals struck during the week for prompt shipment, a rice convention in Bangkok witnessed negotiations of deals that may lead to export shipments over the next few months. Iranian traders are in negotiations to buy 300,000 tons of rice from Thai traders, a Thai rice industry executive aware of the negotiations said on the sidelines of the convention. So bringing rice from the hinterland has become quite tough," said a trader in Bangkok. Jirapaet said 32,000...

Supplies of locally grown grain crops on all markets around the country have been low for more than three months, and grain prices continue to increase on most markets, except in the Saint-Louis region. The final nationwide gross grain production figure for the 2006/07 growing season is 988,314 metric tons, which is 31 percent lower than last year (including a 10 percent decline in millet production, a 16 percent decline in sorghum production, a 55 percent decline in corn production and a...