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The acceptability of locally adapted japonica rice variety in selected rice farmers in Bohol and Nueva Ecija, Philippines

The japonica variety is intentionally cultivated by some Filipino rice farmers to cater to the high-end consumer market as its attributes make it suitable for sushi and other Asian and Mediterranean cuisines. Despite consumer demand, there were limited market studies on the variety’s effectiveness and performance...

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SpeedFlower: a comprehensive speed breeding protocol for indica and japonica rice

SpeedFlower for indica and japonica rice offers a promising solution for addressing the limitations of longer generation times and seasonal constraints....

A blueprint for women’s empowerment and women-led agricultural transformation

Access to quality seeds by smallholder farmers has always been a constraint to varietal diffusion. It takes significant time to produce and distribute...

Thinking beyond the SUB1 gene: Making rice varieties that can survive longer floods and produce higher yields  

A milestone in rice breeding involved the SUB1 gene that enables rice to survive underwater for 14 days.  This gene has been introduced into several mega...

Tools for using the International Rice Genebank to breed for climate-resilient varieties

Traditional rice varieties have been critical for developing improved stress-tolerant rice varieties. Tools to analyze the genome sequences of traditional...

Farmer-led popularization and dissemination of new rice varieties in Telangana help close the seed gap

Even though Telangana is one of the leading rice-producing states in India, the awareness and options around new varieties among a significant number of...

New rice variety creates game-changing opportunities for farmers in the Haor Basin of Bangladesh 

The Haor Region has been experiencing early-season flash floods almost every year. The flash floods completely inundate rice fields immediately before...

The farmers who till the harsh coastal lands of Bangladesh and the salt-tolerant rice varieties that changed their story

Rice cultivation in the salt flats of southern Bangladesh accounts for 25%  of the country’s total cultivated land. In this coastal area, characterized...

Rice variety preferences in Bangladesh: What is the role of public breeders?

It has been suggested that public breeders should put more emphasis on the integration of public good aspects into their work as compared to private enterprises,...

The acceptability of locally adapted japonica rice variety in the Philippine market: A product market test approach

With the growing demand for japonica rice in the Philippines, imports fill out the gap. With the opportunities seen, efforts to adapt popular foreign rice...

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