Even though I managed a large genebank for 10 years at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),...
Grain of truth
Science-based improvements in agricultural technology have contributed significantly—across two Green Revolutions—to alleviating hunger and poverty in most...
With increasing human population and decreasing agricultural land area, there is worldwide pressure to increase food production...
As documented in this issue of Rice Today, India and IRRI have had a very successful relationship...
At the time of establishing the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in 1960, Dr. Sterling Wortman of...
In 2015, the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) enters its 5th year, and is gearing up to...
Rice is the most important staple food for more than half the planet’s population, particularly for the...
In September 2013, India’s parliament passed the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which, when fully operational, will be...
Today, the world’s population is growing faster than ever before and humankind faces an enormous task of...
In 2000, Science journal’s “Breakthrough of the Year” was full-genome sequencing— highlighting the accomplishment of decoding a...
