Monthly Archives: December 2013

The CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership, recently announced a milestone in the fight against poverty through food security. With an increase...

Illustration of Isharo by Sherri Maigne Meneses Isharo, the beautiful bird of paradise, was preening her multicolored feathers on the topmost branch of...

Myanmar President U Thein Sein at IRRI “I came here as president, and as a farmer.” With these words, His Excellency U Thein Sein, president...

Scientists from Japan and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have discovered a rice gene that, in preliminary testing, increased production...

(Photo: Grant Leceta) Tteokbokki is a popular Korean snack food, especially among students. It is served in many small eateries and restaurants located...

(Photo: Isagani Serrano) If the searing heat wasn’t enough, the thick, dark smoke that engulfed the area surrounding the furnace made the workers want...

(Photo: Yusaku Uga) An international team led by the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS) in Japan, which includes scientists from the...