New rice farming method developed in Bengal could reduce carbon emissions while boosting yields

Kolkata, July 21 -- A new rice cultivation technique developed and tested in West Bengal has shown the potential to reduce carbon emissions from paddy fields while maintaining soil fertility and increasing crop yields, raising hopes for a more sustainable future for rice farming.

The findings, published in the internationally reputed journal Advanced Science, are the outcome of a two-year study led by Dr Arnab Majumdar of Imperial College London, in collaboration with researchers from IIT Kanpur, IISER Kolkata, Jadavpur University, the University of Kalyani, Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT), the University of Reading (UK) and the University of Ulsan (South Korea).

The research was conducted across 12 paddy fields in ...