This story was originally published by Nepali Times. An edited version is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Kathmandu Valley, once known for its bumper harvests of ...

Ever wondered what it looks like when a landscape is shaped by generations of patient hands? Take a look at this. We rise over a stretch of terraced rice fields tucked into the mountains of Southeast ...

CHIANG RAI, Thailand, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A red dragon, a feline deity and dogs and cats cover Tanyapong Jaikham's rice paddies in northern Thailand, a living tribute in rice plants to flooding that ...

A girl harvests rice in the East Khasi hills of Meghalaya in north east India. India is the world’s second leading paddy producer— responsible for 27% of global rice production and well over 145 ...

Weedy rice is an agricultural pest with a global economic impact. It is an aggressive weed that outcompetes cultivated rice and causes billions of dollars in yield losses worldwide. A study offers new ...

Scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) and the Prince of Songkla University in Thailand have demonstrated that wrinkle-lipped free-tailed bats not only ...