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According to a study published in Science, pumping up groundwater done by millions of farmers in Bangladesh has led the country to become the world’s fourth-highest producer of rice. The process takes advantage of the country’s monsoon months.

With Liberia being hit hard by the global food crisis, Liberians all over the country are lining up for hours just to get their hands on rice. Read more here.

In Comoros, where rice is a major staple food for every household, the shortage is heavily felt. And while tons of rice are being shipped over, most families are still running out of stock. Read more here.

Urea is a compound that has great use in agriculture. Despite it being heavily utilized for rice plants, there isn’t enough supply of it due to evaporation. Scientists have found an eco-friendly way to contain urea and control its release to enhance the yield of rice plants.

The special staff assistant of Indonesia’s vice president discusses Indonesia’s success in recovering from the food crisis thanks to the country’s rice production. Read more about it here.

Food insecurity is predicted to be problematic for coastal and Sahelian countries. In Liberia, rice stocks are depleting and prices are skyrocketing. Read more here.

Super Typhoon Karding made landfall in the Philippines, destroying a wide part of the country’s agricultural sector. Due to the damages, rice prices are expected to rise.

In Muntinlupa City, Philippines, the local government has launched a program wherein residents can exchange recyclable trash for rice. Learn more here.

To curb domestic prices and boost local supplies, India announced a rice export ban and imposed a 20% export tax on a number of rice varieties. While the decision will negatively affect several countries, there are also others that will benefit from it.

3 men in a small Minnesota community have been keeping up a decades-long tradition of wild rice harvesting. Read more about it here.