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An interview with Peinda Cissé, Senegal’s mother of modern rice farming

(Photo: R. Raman, AfricaRice) The rice connection I was born in Saint Louis, which is located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal River. This region is endowed with enormous natural resources and is the country’s irrigated rice belt. Later, I moved to the neighboring town of Richard...

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Papa Abdoulaye Seck: an advocate of research for Africa

PAPA SECK (third from left) has helped smallholder farmers gain access to improved technologies. (Photo: R. Raman, AfricaRice) The winds of change that...

For the love of rice

A family portrait of scientists Michael and Septi, taking time off from their rice laboratories with their children Ilham, Irfam, and Atiya. (Photo: Jon...

Rice Today and Uruguay’s president

You may remember reading an article in the July- September 2012 issue of Rice Today, documenting Uruguay’s rice sector and the impressive gains in productivity...

Giving women a voice

Kamala Gurung (right) solicits women’s views ad preferences with respect to rice grain quality. (Photo: Kamala Gurung) Kamala Gurung was drawn to...

Men of the same feather

A look at the people behind Feathers in the fields: The birds of IRRI Tirso Paris, Jr. got into bird photography about 3 years ago when he upgraded from...

Breeding a grain of life in LAC

Cesar Martinez. (Photo: Neil Palmer, CIAT) Several factors influenced César Martínez’s lifelong devotion to rice. One was an early mentor’s enthusiasm...

The future faces of rice science

(Photo: Isagani Serrano) In November 2012, young rice researchers mostly working at IRRI received support in professional development through a milestone...

Giving an edge to young African researchers

Young Africans, such as Mounirou Sow from Niger, who have been trained in the AfricaRice biotechnology laboratory are dedicated to applying molecular breeding...

From rags to riches with rice farming

(Photo: Joyce Luis) In 1989, Marcelino Castañeda and his wife, Leticia, used their savings from rice farming to buy a bull, which they sold after a year....

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