Agriculture

In many parts of the world, rice farmers are getting weary of traditional farming – or those needing hybrid seeds which require heavy chemical fertilization (including weedicides, fungicides, herbicides and insecticides), a lot of irrigation water and labor-intensive activity. Many have shifted– either on experimental basis or as a regular livelihood – to a System of Rice Intensification (SRI), which …

By Rose de la Cruz When talking about diabetes or the weight loss regimens, rice is top of mind in what to cut or scrap from one’s daily diet. But this is not exactly true as rice is just one of at least 10 foods that cause acquired (or lifestyle) diabetes Type  2. The Diabetes Council, online platform of diabetes …