Monthly Archives: May 2010

(Photo: IRRI) Climate change is on the agenda of many agricultural organizations and experts are drafting battle plans on every front. But what do...

More than 90% of the world’s rice is grown and consumed in Asia, where it is a staple grain. (Photo: IRRI) We all know what happened to the rice market...

The genetic diversity in traditional and modern rice varieties, and in the wild relatives of rice, is vital to agricultural development, as it provides...

A payloader gathers newly unloaded paddy at a parboiling rice mill in Thailand. (Photo: IRRI) The International Rice Research Institute has had a longstanding...