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traditional rice farming. Many of the world’ s rice farmers, especially in Asia, still rely on transplanting, a method where seedlings are grown in nurseries and then moved to flooded fields. This process demands long hours of physical labor, placing a heavy burden on agricultural workers, many of whom are women. It’ s also highly waterintensive, consuming nearly 30 percent of the world’ s available fresh water. Flooded rice fields create conditions that release methane, a powerful greenhouse gas( GHG), making traditional rice farming one of the largest contributors of GHG emissions in agriculture.
RiceTec’ s hybrid technologies offer a smarter path forward by reducing methane emissions and supporting less water-intensive planting systems. These innovations help farmers meet sustainability goals without sacrificing yield or grain
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