Danyan Ding

Author    Correspondence author
Rice Genomics and Genetics, 2025, Vol. 16, No.   
Received: 01 Jan., 1970    Accepted: 01 Jan., 1970    Published: 23 Oct., 2025

Rice is the cornerstone of global food security, but climate change poses a major threat to its sustainable production. This study systematically explores the challenges posed by climate change to rice cultivation, including rising temperatures, water shortages, and the increasing prevalence of pests and diseases, and evaluates the corresponding solutions. We highlight the progress in breeding climate-resilient rice varieties through conventional breeding and molecular technologies, implementing innovative soil and water management practices such as alternating wetting and drying (AWD) and conservation tillage, and integrated pest and disease management strategies. In addition, we explore the role of diversified agricultural ecosystems, technological innovations such as artificial intelligence and Internet of Things-based decision support tools, and the criticality of supporting policies and farmer capacity building. Successful cases in Bangladesh, the Philippines, and Vietnam demonstrate the practical effectiveness of these approaches. This study argues that building a climate-resilient rice cultivation system must adopt a comprehensive and multidimensional strategy that combines breeding innovation, smart agronomic practices, technology application, and policy support, and calls for future research to focus on genome editing, participatory breeding, and the construction of an overall climate-smart agricultural landscape.