Growing rice in the UK 'not so crazy' as climate warms

Wearing large rubber boots, Nadine Mitschunas joyfully handled mature rice plants peeking through the water of her small plot growing in the fertile soil of eastern England.

Phys.org
As a response to the recent surge in rice costs, officials are considering the distribution of “rice tickets” to make the staple grain more affordable for certain households. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/society/rice-tickets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #food #rice #agriculture #maff #osaka
New Cabinet searches for effective rice policy amid resurging prices

Officials are considering the distribution of “rice tickets” to make the nation’s staple grain more affordable for certain households.

The Japan Times
New agreement enables IRRI to apply #CRISPR technology to develop #rice varieties with higher #yields, greater #climate resilience & enhanced #nutrition value, incl. #research to support healthier #diets & speed up variety development: www.globenewswire.com/news-release... #plantbreeding #genediting

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Pairwise Licenses CRISPR Platform to International Rice Research Institute to Advance Climate-Resilient, Nutritious Rice

Agreement with IRRI marks Pairwise's third CGIAR partnership, enabling the research institute to use Fulcrum® genome editing technology to develop...

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Japan Aims to Boost Sake Industry and Exports with New Economic Plan

The Japanese government has finalized plans to promote alcoholic beverages, including the country’s traditional sake, as part of a comprehensive economic stimulus p…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #alcohol #culture #economy #foodsecurity #Hiroshima #Japanese #Japanesenews #nationalresearchinstituteofbrewing #news #rice #sake #sakerice
https://www.alojapan.com/1411142/japan-aims-to-boost-sake-industry-and-exports-with-new-economic-plan/

https://www.alojapan.com/1411142/japan-aims-to-boost-sake-industry-and-exports-with-new-economic-plan/ Japan Aims to Boost Sake Industry and Exports with New Economic Plan #alcohol #culture #economy #FoodSecurity #Hiroshima #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #NationalResearchInstituteOfBrewing #news #rice #sake #SakeRice The Japanese government has finalized plans to promote alcoholic beverages, including the country’s traditional sake, as part of a comprehensive economic stimulus package.  It’s scheduled to be announced in mid-November

Herbivorous insects like brown planthopper are a major threat to #rice #crop production.
A new #metabolome study by Li et al. provides insight into #metabolic and #genetic mechanisms of BPH #resistance with potential for control strategies!

https://doi.org/10.1111/jipb.70035
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Race to secure 2025 rice crop heats up, lifting prices

Competition to secure new-crop rice is intensifying, pushing up the provisional payments that agricultural cooperatives advance to growers.

The Japan Times
In the race to develop #climate-smart #agriculture, Li et al. have reported that a native gene switch, QT12, regulates #rice thermotolerance and enhances heat resilience, #grain quality, and #yield. Ali et al. explore their findings.
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A Vegetarian Taste of Asia – Spicy Tomato Chili Eggs with Jasmine Rice

I only had a couple of eggs left today, but I was craving something with an Asian twist. So I took a quick look in the fridge — a handful of cherry tomatoes, one spring onion, and that was enough t…

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