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The rise of rice

As a result of the the 2008 rice crisis, many nations have moved toward food security by attaining rice self-sufficiency. (Photo: IRRI) Rice will never be just another commodity. Much of the truth behind this simple statement can be derived from the 2008 rice crisis that shocked the world and triggered massive...

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Rice for future generations

Projected demand for rice will outstrip supply in the near to medium term unless something is done to reverse the current trends of slow productivity growth...

For the want of rice

(Photo: Adam Barclay) In 2008, the Saudi Binladin Group began negotiations with the Indonesian government to invest US$4.3 billion in 1.6 million hectares...

The global rice market: Where is it going?

Imported and local rice at a market in Cotonou in the Republic of Benin. (Image collection of IRRI) Global rice prices started moving upward in November...

The global rice market pauses

Rice vendors in a market in Cambodia.(Image collection of IRR) For the first time since the crisis in late 2007, new uncertainties plague the global...

Climate change and supply concerns dominate World Rice Conference

(Photos: IRRI) The first World Rice Conference organized by The Rice Trader in Mactan, Cebu, Philippines,  on 27-29 October 2009 featured extensive...

Asian consumption to drive markets in 2009

The global financial crisis may have slowed the consumption of various commodities, but Asian demand for grains (as food and feed) remains strong. The first World Grains Trade Summit held on 17 to 18 February 2009, organized by the Centre for Management Technology in Singapore, reported that demand for 2009 will largely come from Asia. As the world continues to recover...

World Rice Commerce 2008: price volatility set to continue

Lien Dai of the Vietnam Food Association (left) with V. Subramanian. (Photo: The Rice Trader) Sustained price volatility” was the conclusion at the...

Considering gender

In many developing countries, women are the primary managers and users of natural resources. Poor rural women play important roles in rice-based farming...

The year that put rice back on the map

“WORKING WOMEN in rice mill” is the title of the photo of two Bangladeshi women processing rice in a locally-made oven. The photo won 3rd prize in...

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