Rose Nekesa's rice field in western Kenya has been invaded by huge swarms of the voracious red-billed quelea bird. Thousands of farmers like her near the lakeside city of Kisumu fear they will ...
CHIANG RAI, Thailand, Jan 12 (Reuters) - A red dragon, a feline deity and dogs and cats cover Tanyapong Jaikham's rice paddies in northern Thailand, a living tribute in rice plants to flooding ...
Rice farmers in Thailand are enlisting these birds, called "field chasing ducks" to eat their way through rice paddies after a harvest. "They help eat golden apple snails and the remains of ...