Author Archives: Randy Barker

The first person-to-person contact between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and China occurred in 1974. On that occasion, IRRI Director...

How much water does rice need? Revisiting China The geography of soil World Rice Commerce 2008 Rice you don’t eat: art, socks, and shampoo ...

Can organic agriculture feed Asia? What next for Sri Lanka? Is intensive farming sustainable? Thai rice industry Shaking the invisible hand Rice on the...

Supercharging the rice engine Rice goes back to school Hybrid seed farmers can save Tales of Thai traders Coping with the rice crisis ...

Trade troubles in Thailand Less water, more rice, happy farmers Preparing for doomsday Bangladeshi farmers pick themselves up After the storm Are high...

Pesticides, pests, and predators Documenting drought Bird’s-eye views of an enduring rice culture ...

Rice prices: what next? Rice with less water Vietnam and Laos:making the uplands productive Rice in China:Feeding the world’s most populous country ...

Rat: The damage they do The delicious world of quality rice Rice and climate change:What will happen, and what’s to be done? ...

Rising to the water challenge The beauty of blackened earth Rice in volcanic strife River of rice Building success around the Mekong ...

The king of rice Political support for #rice research The importance of biodiversity Environmental solutions in Java Typhoons devastate Asian rice-farming...