{
  "id": 920257,
  "title": "Lanka’s heirloom rice makes a quiet comeback",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/lankas-heirloom-rice-makes-a-quiet-comeback",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-14T23:45:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Island Sri Lanka",
    "slug": "the-island-sri-lanka",
    "url": "http://island.lk/lankas-heirloom-rice-makes-a-quiet-comeback/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Sri Lanka’s centuries-old heirloom rice varieties, once displaced by high-yielding crops introduced during the Green Revolution, are gaining renewed attention for their nutritional value, resilience and potential role in sustainable agriculture, said a report published by the Mongabay. Known locally as purana haal, traditional rice varieties were widely cultivated before the 1940s. Around 2,500…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}