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Upgrading local rice yields

Implementation:
With assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that has resulted in improved crop yields, Asian rice farmers have saved US$ 12 million on pesticides and governments over US$ 150 million a year in pesticide subsidies.
Broader:
Upgrading
Increasing food crop productivity
Narrower:
Improving grain yield
Facilitated by:
Diversifying rice products
Recovering salinated rice fields
Advancing rice growing technologies
Improving rice cultivation practices
Problems:
Long-term shortage of rice
Low-yield rice crops
Values:
Nonlocal
Organizations:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Africa Rice Centre
International Rice Commission
Regional Commission on Farm Management for Asia and the Far East
FAO Inter-Regional Cooperative Research Network on Rice in the Mediterranean Climate Areas
References:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations: Guidelines for Integrated Control of Rice Insect Pests
Mather, T H: Environmental Management for Vector Control in Rice Fields
Subjects:
Plant Life → Cereals
Society → Local
Research, Standards → Quality unification
Agriculture, Fisheries → Crops
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 2: Zero HungerGOAL 4: Quality Education

About the Encyclopedia

The Encyclopedia of World Problems and Human Potential is a unique, experimental research work of the Union of International Associations. It is currently published as a searchable online platform with profiles of world problems, action strategies, and human values that are interlinked in novel and innovative ways. These connections are based on a range of relationships such as broader and narrower scope, aggravation, relatedness and more. By concentrating on these links and relationships, the Encyclopedia is uniquely positioned to bring focus to the complex and expansive sphere of global issues and their interconnected nature.

The initial content for the Encyclopedia was seeded from UIA’s Yearbook of International Organizations. UIA’s decades of collected data on the enormous variety of association life provided a broad initial perspective on the myriad problems of humanity. Recognizing that international associations are generally confronting world problems and developing action strategies based on particular values, the initial content was based on the descriptions, aims, titles and profiles of international associations.

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