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Science-based improvements in agricultural technology have contributed significantly—across two Green Revolutions—to alleviating hunger and poverty in most of Asia. For example, the first Green Revolution that started in the 1960s—what I call GR1.0—converted India from a basket case to a breadbasket....

With increasing human population and decreasing agricultural land area, there is worldwide pressure to increase food production in remaining agricultural...

His Excellency A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (center), president of the Republic of India, and party visited IRRI headquarters. He interacted with staff scientists,...

In 1965, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) appointed S.V.S. Shastry, a distinguished breeder and geneticist, as its first coordinator...

In 2015, the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP) enters its 5th year, and is gearing up to the development of a phase II proposal for 2017 and beyond....

Rice is the most important staple food for more than half the planet’s population, particularly for the poor of Asia. World rice yield, herein called...

Rice field in India. In September 2013, India’s parliament passed the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which, when fully operational, will be the...

Today, the world’s population is growing faster than ever before and humankind faces an enormous task of producing enough food for all. ...

In 2000, Science journal’s “Breakthrough of the Year” was full-genome sequencing— highlighting the accomplishment of decoding a working draft...

Arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead are four ubiquitous trace elements known to have a harmful effect on human health. These elements are naturally present...