The importance of sustainable rice supply systems The importance of sustainable rice supply systems September 13, 2017 Rice plays a crucial role in realizing the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goal to end hunger, achieve food...Read More
The role of science, technology, and innovation in reducing poverty and hunger The role of science, technology, and innovation in reducing poverty and hunger September 6, 2017 Innovations are occurring in all areas of science and, like the industrial revolution in the early 1800s that...Read More
Helping meet the food needs of every individual through science and technology Helping meet the food needs of every individual through science and technology August 16, 2017 Proven technologies, policies, and institutional resources need to be collectively adopted to ensure the mitigation of stress-driven...Read More
Increasing national rice yields to 6 tons/hectare in the Philippines and elsewhere Increasing national rice yields to 6 tons/hectare in the Philippines and elsewhere June 15, 2017 Self-financed farmer cooperatives are a viable strategy to increase irrigated rice area to attain a national yield...Read More
The global market post-2008 rice crisis era The global market post-2008 rice crisis era May 9, 2017 The 2007-08 rice price spike seems like a distant dream now considering the calmness in the rice...Read More
Continuing global partnership through rice Continuing global partnership through rice March 15, 2017 RICE aims to reduce poverty and hunger, improve human health and nutrition, adapt rice-based farming systems to...Read More
Piloting the Vietnamese “Small Farmers, Large Field” scheme in eastern India Piloting the Vietnamese “Small Farmers, Large Field” scheme in eastern India February 23, 2017 Smallholder rice farmers are finding strength in numbers through a scheme that helps them lower their production...Read More
IR8—a rice variety for the ages IR8—a rice variety for the ages November 18, 2016 It was 50 years ago this 28 November that the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) released a...Read More
Fond farewell–Rice Today editorial for January-March 2016 Fond farewell–Rice Today editorial for January-March 2016 March 3, 2016 With retirement looming after more than 22 years at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), this is...Read More
Is the global rice market headed for a repeat of the 2007-08 rice price crisis? Is the global rice market headed for a repeat of the 2007-08 rice price crisis? March 3, 2016 The 2007-08 rice price spike seems to have taken place ages ago considering the calmness in the...Read More