Yield increase prospects for rice to 2050 Yield increase prospects for rice to 2050 July 25, 2014 Rice is the most important staple food for more than half the planet’s population, particularly for the...Read More
Partnerships that work Partnerships that work July 1, 2014 Rice Today has come a long way since its first issue in 2002, when its editorial contents...Read More
The global rice market winks at El Niño and Thai problems The global rice market winks at El Niño and Thai problems July 1, 2014 The global rice market has been quite uneventful in the past several months. The news of possible...Read More
Bitter harvest from a noble cause Bitter harvest from a noble cause April 10, 2014 Norm Borlaug (at center in photo above) had no illusions that the Green Revolution was anything other than...Read More
From the Editor’s Desk From the Editor’s Desk April 1, 2014 Shortly before this issue of Rice Today went to press, the agricultural world celebrated, on 25 March,...Read More
India makes access to food a right, not a privilege India makes access to food a right, not a privilege April 1, 2014 In September 2013, India’s parliament passed the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which, when fully operational, will be...Read More
Rice in South Asia Rice in South Asia April 1, 2014 Rice is a staple for the majority of the 1.7 billion South Asian population and a source...Read More
How to support smallholder farmers throughout the world How to support smallholder farmers throughout the world January 1, 2014 Today, the world’s population is growing faster than ever before and humankind faces an enormous task of...Read More
Swarna-Sub1: Odisha’s food for a goddess Swarna-Sub1: Odisha’s food for a goddess January 1, 2014 Swarna-Sub1 is the flood-tolerant version of the popular mega-variety Swarna (MTU 7029) in eastern India. It was...Read More
Rice self-sufficiency: A question of geography? Rice self-sufficiency: A question of geography? January 1, 2014 Southeast Asia is the hub of the world’s rice economy. As a region, it has been a...Read More