TAG: rice farmers

Bangladesh can avert a groundwater crisis by not producing too much rice

September 12, 2014

Bangladesh will need to be much more efficient in using water to avoid putting pressure on groundwater resources.

Is groundwater hiding a deadly secret in Sri Lanka’s paddy lands?

July 3, 2014

A mystery killer is striking thousands of farming families in Sri Lanka’s North Central Province. Insidious as it is deadly, the clues to its identity may flow in the groundwater that irrigates crops and slakes thirsts.

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