The International Year of Family Farming and its relevance to rice production The International Year of Family Farming and its relevance to rice production January 1, 2014 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has declared 2014 as the International Year of...Read More
A legion of heroes A legion of heroes October 1, 2013 World Food Prize laureates Hank Beachell, Gurdev Khush, Yuan Long Ping, and Monty Jones have made their marks...Read More
Rice genetics gets personal Rice genetics gets personal October 1, 2013 In 2000, Science journal’s “Breakthrough of the Year” was full-genome sequencing— highlighting the accomplishment of decoding a...Read More
Rice, health, and toxic metals Rice, health, and toxic metals July 1, 2013 Arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead are four ubiquitous trace elements known to have a harmful effect on...Read More
Rice nutrition and quality: getting to the truth Rice nutrition and quality: getting to the truth July 1, 2013 July is National Nutrition Month every year in the Philippines. This year’s theme is Together we can...Read More
Game changers in the global rice market Game changers in the global rice market July 1, 2013 For the past four decades, the global rice market has been dominated by a few exporters, namely,...Read More
More to rice than meets the eye More to rice than meets the eye April 1, 2013 This issue of Rice Today is for the birds! For the first time, the magazine sports four...Read More
The rice sector needs a survival strategy The rice sector needs a survival strategy April 1, 2013 In the middle of the 19th century, rice was the economic backbone of Japanese society. Hierarchical ranks...Read More
A shock wave from global cereal price spikes? A shock wave from global cereal price spikes? April 1, 2013 Three major cereal price spikes hit world markets in the past few years, one in 2007-08, another...Read More
Both politics and monsoons can affect the rice market Both politics and monsoons can affect the rice market April 1, 2013 Global rice prices have been fairly stable since 2012 after a run up in the first half...Read More