Saving labor Saving labor October 2, 2004 Living standards can rise only as workers become steadily more productive. For rice farming, improving productivity means...Read More
Biopirates or pioneering conservationists? Biopirates or pioneering conservationists? October 1, 2004 The genebanks of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) are often portrayed in the popular...Read More
Rice to the tiller Rice to the tiller July 24, 2004 Perhaps surprisingly, farmers do not perform most of the labor on rice farms in South and Southeast...Read More
Agronomic UFOs waste valuable scientific resources Agronomic UFOs waste valuable scientific resources July 23, 2004 Discussion of the system of rice intensification (SRI) is unfortunate because it implies SRI merits serious consideration....Read More
System of rice intensification responds to 21st century needs System of rice intensification responds to 21st century needs July 23, 2004 The system of rice intensification (SRI) was developed in Madagascar 20 years ago by Fr. Henri de...Read More
Fear and loathing drive needless insecticide use Fear and loathing drive needless insecticide use April 22, 2004 Rice farmers, like most people, instinctively abhor bugs, especially in their fields. This makes them easy targets...Read More
Trading up Trading up January 18, 2004 The world food crisis of 1973-75 continues to shape the attitude of Asian policymakers toward food security....Read More
Let’s promote brown rice to combat hidden hunger Let’s promote brown rice to combat hidden hunger January 18, 2004 Agricultural advances in the past 3 decades have made remarkable progress in providing affordable cereals to most...Read More
The truth about jasmine rice The truth about jasmine rice October 25, 2003 A simmering controversy boiled over a couple years ago when newspaper articles accused American plant breeders of...Read More
The monoculture myth The monoculture myth October 15, 2003 Almost everyone acknowledges that the Green Revolution has substantially increased the yield and supply of cereals in...Read More