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(Photo: R. Panaligan) Three major cereal price spikes hit world markets in the past few years, one in 2007-08, another in 2010-11, and the third in 2012....

Global rice prices have been fairly stable since 2012 after a run up in the first half of 2011 in anticipation of the reintroduction of the Thai mortgage...

A bundle of rice panicles is often used as a lucky charm for a bountiful new year. In this year’s first issue, Rice Today continues to bring together...

IRRI scientists getting down and dirty for Rice Survivor. There was a time in recent years when it was apparent that an agronomist was a threatened species. Government...

Rice is a staple for nearly half of the world’s seven billion people. However, more than 90% of this rice is consumed in Asia, where it is a staple...

Farmers transplanting rice in Cambodia. (Photo: IRRI) Recently, quite a number of stories have been in the media about what has been called a “novel...

We are pleased to announce that the Rice Today editorial board held its first meeting in May this year via conference call and this was hosted by The...

Delegates of the 6th TRT Rice Americas board a boat at the Miami Beach Marina for some fun and networking activities. (Photo: The Rice Trader) In the...

(Photo: IRRI) Although GM potato with modified starch and Bt maize are currently grown in Germany and Spain, respectively, nearly 15 years have passed...