Monthly Archives: January 2008

Risotto is a traditional Italian rice dish. This recipe serves 4 as an appetizer. (Photo: Jose Raymond Panaligan) Preparation Heat olive oil in a large...

A woman threshes rice in Benin. (Photo: R. Raman) The 26th session of the Council of Ministers of the Africa Rice Center (WARDA), held in Abuja, Nigeria,...

A lack of rain in the northern Philippines in July and August 2007 meant that many farmers’ rice fields—such as these in Isabela Province—remained...

(Photo: IRRI) Cartograms are maps on which areas are altered to reflect the subject of interest. They accentuate patterns, making it easier to understand...

Of the world’s 1.1 billion poor people, almost 700 million people with income of less than a dollar a day reside in rice-growing countries of Asia. Rice...

Farmers in China applying fertilizer on an aerobic rice field. (Photo: IRRI) As fertilizer prices increase, research and extension often send farmers...

Pesticides, pests, and predators Documenting drought Bird’s-eye views of an enduring rice culture ...

Peter Jennings, the International Rice Research Institute’s first rice breeder (1961-67), with a long career in Latin America after his work in Asia,...