Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rice is the staple crop of more than half of the world's population. Demand is growing with the rising population in South and ...

Rice feeds the world—but it uses more water and emits more methane than any other crop. Jim Whitaker and his daughter, Jessica Whitaker Allen,... Rice feeds the world. One farming family is trying to ...

Vietnam, a major rice exporter, is aiming to transform its farming techniques by reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas. Rice paddies generate methane due to flooded conditions inhibiting ...

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Rice feeds the world—but it uses more water and emits more methane than any other crop. Jim Whitaker and his daughter, Jessica Whitaker Allen, are changing that on their Arkansas family farm. About ...