Author Archives: Deepti Saksena and Manzoor Dar

Participants at an Evidence Hub in Puri District evaluating rice varieties. (Photo: IRRI India) Odisha, India—Agriculture in the state of Odisha is characterized...

Given the wide variability of farms across India, the Rice Crop Manager (RCM) is providing management recommendations tailored to each farmer’s field....

Even as we continue to promote farmer education on IPM principles and knowledge, it is important to start paying attention to the amount of investment...

Rice-growing countries in Asia are moving toward the development and implementation of concrete mitigation programs to reduce the environmental footprint...

Conservation agriculture has a vital role to play in sub-Saharan Africa’s food security for a population projected to rise to 2 billion by 2050. ...

  Unlocking the potential of rice diversity Revolutionizing the genetic blueprint of rice The role of science in reducing poverty and hunger ...

The United Nations Environment Programme’s focus in the rice sector is borne not only from its importance in feeding a growing and economically developing...

Photo: BRIA To contribute to government policies for improving the rice sector in Vietnam, the Better Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA) has developed and submitted...

Photo: BRIA The Competitive African Rice Initiative (CARI) and the Bette Rice Initiative Asia (BRIA) held its second cross-continental learning exchange...

Photo: BRIA Thailand is ranked as the world’s fifth largest rice producer. So, rice production significantly contributes to the Thai economy. However,...