Eight driving forces in global agriculture Eight driving forces in global agriculture April 1, 2012 Agricultural commodity prices will remain high for the next 10 years. Income growth in most developing countries...Read More
Waking up a giant in the global food industry Waking up a giant in the global food industry January 10, 2012 The potential of Indian agriculture was central in the talks during India Foodex 2011 and GrainTech India...Read More
Managing pests with nature Managing pests with nature January 9, 2012 Pests should be critically reassessed and proven guilty before insecticide use is contemplated. This was my conclusion...Read More
Monitoring an inconvenient divergence Monitoring an inconvenient divergence October 17, 2011 For several years now, I have been monitoring, with some alarm, the world population clock on the...Read More
Global population versus food production Global population versus food production October 5, 2011 According to recent estimates by the United Nations, the world population will reach 7 billion in October...Read More
Seven billion and counting: What does this mean for global rice food security? Seven billion and counting: What does this mean for global rice food security? October 5, 2011 World population is projected to reach 7 billion by the end of this month (October 2011). Unfortunately,...Read More
“Iron-clad” rice “Iron-clad” rice July 4, 2011 Iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia cause a range of health problems in humans, including increased chances...Read More
The search for direction The search for direction July 4, 2011 The global rice market has been in a subdued state since 2010 (Fig. 1), during which time...Read More
On the threshold of 7 billion On the threshold of 7 billion July 1, 2011 On 31 October, the United Nations estimates that the world’s population will hit 7 billion. For many...Read More
The Americas have two faces The Americas have two faces July 1, 2011 In 2010, the 4th The Rice Trader (TRT) Rice Americas Conference covered Brazil’s poor production caused by...Read More