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Thomas Hargrove, Robert Huggan, Dao The Tuan, and Michael Way—four giants in the world of agriculture and development—were lost to us all within a...

“My story of going into agriculture is like an irony of ironies,” Shaobing Peng recalls. “In 1979, when I took the university entrance exams, which...

Indonesia had about a hundred million mouths to feed when it achieved rice self-sufficiency in 1984. (Photo: Ariel Javellana/ADB©) From being a heavy...

One finger cannot lift a pebble,” says an African proverb. The significance of working together cannot be over-emphasized—especially now, when the...

(L-R) Robert Chandler, Jr. and Henry Beachell; Gurdev Khush; and M.S. Swaminathan are World Food Prize Laureates who have worked at IRRI. More than...

Rice being traded at an Indian wholesale market. (Photo: IRRI) During the 1943 Bengal famine, 3 to 4 million people died because of widespread starvation....

Dr. Heu was a remarkable plant breeder who demonstrated great skills, dedication, and passion for his work. “Let’s increase food production without...

(Photo: IRRI)  As part of the International Rice Research Institute’s (IRRI) 50th anniversary this year, IRRI established the 2010 Outstanding IRRI...

KRISTAL JONES gets some first-hand experience with the crop she is researching. (Photo: Macario Montecillo) Kristal Jones, a former Peace Corps volunteer,...