Global rice production set to hit record in 2011-2012: FAO
An Indian farmer winnows rice at Milanmore village on the outskirts of Siliguri in 2011.The harvest of rice around the world in 2011-2012 should hit a new record of 721 million tonnes and lead to lower ...
Chocolate Heaven in Rice Village
Valentine's Day is just around the corner, and if the one you love loves chocolate, there is a very special place where you can get something to sweep your Valentine off their feet.
Scientific methods spell boom for farmers
Bhagalpur district magistrate Narmadeshwar Lal and other officials visited Saarath on February 2 and praised the development programme being carried out in the village.
Trail system makes important connections
Dan Rice, president and chief executive officer of the Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition, looks at the Towpath Trail as the trunk of a tree before it develops its branches.
Rice ball ritual at That Phonh stupa
After giving alms in the early morning of the full moon day in February each year, devotees place balls of rice around the That Phonh stupa in Savannakhet province to honour the guardian spirits.
Village Republicans pick Branch, newcomer Gillis
SARANAC LAKE - The stage has been set for a four-way race for two village trustee seats in the March 20 election.
Teaching kids to ‘reach for the stars’
Half a lifetime ago, a one-room house lit only by kerosene lamp and one bed shared with two parents in a rural Bangladesh village felt like home to Akash Salam.
Voluntourists to rebuild the Batad Rice Terraces
A group has started a project which aims to save a living heritage by restoring Ifugao’s Batad Rice Terraces, a World Heritage Site, which were damaged by a series of typhoons.
Pot Rice Krispies Treats: Two Men Arrested For Dealing And Buying Drug-Laced Treat
Pot brownies aren't the only baked good that can get you high (and arrested). Ariel Herrara, 23, was caught selling the pot-laced Rice Krispies Treats to Logan Delfugeo, 32, in New York's East Village, reports the New York Post . "I guess these guys wanted to take care of the high and the munchies all at once," one anonymous law enforcement source told the Post .