Rice Today Vol. 8, No. 2 (April-June 2009) Rice Today Vol. 8, No. 2 (April-June 2009) April 1, 2009 “Scuba rice”: New varieties save farms from floods Zero-till hero Drought-proof rice in Africa Rice science in...Read More
Banking our rice knowledge Banking our rice knowledge February 8, 2009 Generating relevant and useful research solutions to agricultural problems is only halfway to improving farm productivity and...Read More
Love at first site Love at first site February 3, 2009 The global food crisis of 2008 hit Asia particularly hard. The price of rice, Asia’s predominant staple...Read More
Soil quality in rainfed lowland rice Soil quality in rainfed lowland rice January 26, 2009 Rainfed lowland rice agroecosystems are characterized by fields that are flooded for at least part of the...Read More
Rice on the cutting edge Rice on the cutting edge January 26, 2009 If performed correctly, the practice of planting rice by broadcasting rice seeds directly into unflooded soil offers...Read More
Food security and fertilizer Food security and fertilizer January 26, 2009 Food security is back on the global agenda. With the recent food crisis, public attention has returned...Read More
World Rice Commerce 2008: price volatility set to continue World Rice Commerce 2008: price volatility set to continue January 26, 2009 Sustained price volatility” was the conclusion at the 7th World Rice Commerce 2008 Conference held in Chiang...Read More
How much water does rice use? How much water does rice use? January 26, 2009 3 Many people ask the question, “How much water does it take to produce 1 kg of rice?”...Read More
More than meets your rice More than meets your rice January 26, 2009 Maybe I was hallucinating but I thought I saw a pair of socks among a sea of...Read More
Rice and the global financial crisis Rice and the global financial crisis January 26, 2009 In the October–December 2008 issue of Rice Today, I wrote an article (Rice crisis:, pages 40-41) the...Read More