Monthly Archives: July 2016

Photo: The World Bank MONTPELLIER, France—Juergen Voegele, senior director of the World Bank’s Agriculture Global Practice, has been appointed as the...

CURE and its partners, led by Lao’s Agriculture Research Center, show farmers how to grow flood- and drought-tolerant rice to increase productivity....

The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) is pleased to announce the appointment of Etienne Duveiller as the new deputy director general and director of research...

Golden apple snail eggs. Apple snails have been a problem for Asian rice farmers for decades are among the most damaging pests of rice and other aquatic...

Sixty farmers participated in evaluating new salinity-tolerant rice varieties in a farmer’s field in Meikhtilar District, Mandalay to identify new high-yielding...

In India, self-help groups have made a tremendous impact on the lives of poor women in rural areas.  ...

MANILA, Philippines—Rice production in Asia faces a myriad of challenges including meeting the demands of an increasing population, dealing with climate...

With no advanced education, Khushi Ram Mishra and Lok Nath Devkota have become successful seed producer farmers in Nepal. Their success stories are still...