Wednesday, January 21, 2015

Philippines: IRRI expert presents farmer-friendly technologies to help reduce carbon footprint of rice production

IRRI has been doing research on rice straw management to reduce greenhouse gas emission.

Bjoern Ole Sander, a candidate for scientist to support IRRI's climate change research, presented several options to reduce the carbon footprint of rice in a special seminar on January 14 at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Headquarters.