Upgrading local rice yields

With assistance from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that has resulted in improved crop yields, Asian rice farmers have saved US$ 12 million on pesticides and governments over US$ 150 million a year in pesticide subsidies.

1. Upgrading
2. Increasing food crop productivity

1. Improving grain yield

1. Recovering salinated rice fields
2. Improving rice cultivation practices
3. Diversifying rice products
4. Advancing rice growing technologies

1. Low-yield rice crops
2. Long-term shortage of rice

1. Nonlocal