Irga promotes activities with rice flour in Capivari do Sul
The lecture “The health benefits of rice consumption” and the workshop “Recipes with rice flour” marked on Monday (20) the resumption of activities of the Rice Valorization Program (Provarroz) in Capivari do Sul. Nutritionist at the Rio Grandense do Arroz Institute (Irga), Carolina Pitta, developed the activities at the Escola Estadual de […]
Agreement with South Korea could bring gains of US $ 12.5 billion for Brazilian agriculture
The Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) has discussed trade opportunities on the basis of a free trade agreement at the Brazil-South Korea Seminar on Economic Cooperation in São Paulo (SP) between Mercosur and the Asian country, which can generate an increase of US $ 12.5 billion in the trade balance in exports to […]
Gene increases rice yield in salty soil
In a new study published in The Plant Cell, a team of researchers identified a gene that limits yield losses in rice plants exposed to salt stress and deciphered the underlying mechanism. The increase in global temperature is expected to accelerate the accumulation of salt in the soil, which represents a […]
