Race to reduce risks, stabilise the rice bowl

An aerial view of shrimp farming to the left of a winding river and rice farming to the right, in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam. The growing of rice is in trouble as the earth heats up, a threat to the food and livelihood of billions of people that is forcing the world to find new ways to grow one of its most important crops.

RICE is in trouble as Earth heats up, threatening the food and livelihood of billions of people.

Sometimes there’s not enough rain when seedlings need water, or too much when the plants need to keep their heads above water. As the sea intrudes, salt ruins the crop. As nights warm, yields go down.