Colombian rice growers fight climate change with Japanese tech www.euronews.com

As Colombian farmers struggle against climate change, this edition of Global Japan shows how Japanese researchers and a private company are helping them increase rice production using less water.
We explore a research facility in Saldaña, where Colombian and Japanese researchers are developing and testing new kinds of rice that are more resistant to drought and disease.
DROUGHT RESISTANT RICEWe then traveled to a farm near Ibagué, where newly developed rice from the lab are being grown, saving water and fertiliser.
Farmers say the new rice and agri-tech developed with the Japanese is making it easier for them to cope with the extreme weather.
In the capital Bogota, we spoke with the head of the programme at FEDEARROZ, the Colombian rice farmers federation, who says the work with Japanese researchers has helped its members become more productive and more competitive to boost international trade.