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Global wheat production has plummeted due to extreme weather conditions. The global food situation is making headlines again. However, unlike in 2008,...

The combine harvester, an iconic image of farming in progressive countries, is now a normal scene in Cambodia. In his Grain of Truth article, Buresh explains...

The 2008 rice crisis seems to be a distant memory now, with rice prices slipping back to the precrisis level. In the last few months, global rice prices...

Farmers in the “texting capital” of the world—the Philippines—will soon have nutrient management advice tailored specifically to their rice crops...

More than 90% of the world’s rice is grown and consumed in Asia, where it is a staple grain. (Photo: IRRI) We all know what happened to the rice market...

Hybrid rice technology developed at IRRI has clearly demonstrated yields that are 1–1.5 tons per hectare higher than modern inbred varieties in farmers’...

COP15, or the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference, was widely expected to pave the way for an agreement on climate change after 2012—when...

Increasing population and competing demands from agriculture, industry, and urban areas, is quickly turning water into a limited resource. Global water...