Monthly Archives: May 2017

Reimagining agricultural education

IRRI Education is the next evolutionary step for IRRI’s training program. ...

RiceAdvice: An app tailor-made for African farmers

A smart mobile crop management tool is helping farmers in Africa optimize their production and profits and reduce waste. ...

Africa’s rice farmers lose millions of dollars to parasitic weeds

Rice lost to parasitic weeds would be enough to feed 4.5 million people a year. ...

Improved management to increase the productivity of rice fallow pulses in Odisha

Rice farmers attend a field day on mechanization and improved pulse cultivation in Belagan Village in Balasore. The Department of Agriculture (DoA) of...

Drying rice is an art and a skill

Taken by R. Raman© from the Africa Rice Center, the photo is the first runner-up in A rice farmer’s life. ...

The global market post-2008 rice crisis era

The 2007-08 rice price spike seems like a distant dream now considering the calmness in the rice market in the past few years despite El Niño and other...

Technologies for boosting farm productivity showcased at Odisha agri-fair

Women farmers watch a video presentation on sustainable intensification at the CSISA booth. (Photo: CSISA) BHUBANESWAR, India— More than 10,000 people,...

Laos village eyes sustainable rice production with quality and resilient seeds

Rice farmers,  researchers, and government extension workers have taken steps to solve the perennial need for quality rice seeds in Laos. ...

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