Profiles of successful seed producer-farmers in Nepal Profiles of successful seed producer-farmers in Nepal July 1, 2016 With no advanced education, Khushi Ram Mishra and Lok Nath Devkota have become successful seed producer farmers...Read More
CGIAR centers explore options for collaborative research to achieve global food security CGIAR centers explore options for collaborative research to achieve global food security June 29, 2016 LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—Representatives of international agricultural research centers organized under CGIAR have agreed to intensify sharing of...Read More
Arroz abanda with Dona-al rice Arroz abanda with Dona-al rice June 29, 2016 Chele Gonzalez strives to find new ingredients and different ways to understand food. His travels in and...Read More
Philippine agriculture experts test newly launched rice production and monitoring website Philippine agriculture experts test newly launched rice production and monitoring website June 28, 2016 MUNTINLUPA CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Rice Information System (PRISM), a website that gathers and organizes information on rice...Read More
Top Philippine university eyes intensified collaboration with CGIAR centers Top Philippine university eyes intensified collaboration with CGIAR centers June 23, 2016 LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) organized a day-long meeting with international agricultural...Read More
Women rice farmers: Agents of change in eastern India Women rice farmers: Agents of change in eastern India June 16, 2016 STRASA has ensured that the seed interventions are not isolated and random initiatives, but active catalysts that...Read More
Crop models underestimate climate change impact on global rice production Crop models underestimate climate change impact on global rice production June 13, 2016 A paper recently published in Nature Scientific Reports contends that crop models provide inaccurate estimates of rice...Read More
Filipino farmers host “field summit” with Asian rice experts Filipino farmers host “field summit” with Asian rice experts June 9, 2016 BULACAN, Philippines—Several farmers from San Ildefonso town recently (26 May) hosted a “field summit” with rice...Read More
7th International Rice Blast Conference (9-14 October) 7th International Rice Blast Conference (9-14 October) June 6, 2016 Rice blast disease remains the most destructive disease of cultivated rice worldwide. Considering that rice is the...Read More
5th International Conference on Bacterial Blight of Rice (17-20 October) 5th International Conference on Bacterial Blight of Rice (17-20 October) June 6, 2016 Bacterial blight of rice caused by Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae (Xoo) is considered the most important bacterial...Read More