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Vietnamese farmer drying rice under the sun. (Photo: IRRI) Vietnam’s mighty Mekong Delta comprises nine river mouths that give it its local name, “Cuu...

Singapore is well known for its food culture, which contains a fusion of cuisines from all over the world. The bustling city-state prides itself on having...

The new IRRI moisture testers can help farmers come up with more-informed decisions on safe storage. (Photo: Isagani Serrano, IRRI) Farmers need not crack...

Delegates of the 6th TRT Rice Americas board a boat at the Miami Beach Marina for some fun and networking activities. (Photo: The Rice Trader) In the...

Farmers produce good quality seeds of different rice varieties in Arakan Valley, Philippines. (Photo: Isagani Serrano) In Arakan Valley, the upland “rice...

Ram Behal Maurya and his sons will be harvesting rice from a small piece of land he inherited from his father in one of the flashflood-prone areas in...

Mr. Chakravathy decided to use a drum seeder this year to sow his new crop. (Photo: M.N. Budhar) Consumers in Tamil Nadu, a predominantly rice-growing...

The author (left) with former Viet Cong political officer Tran Van Rang on the Xa No Canal in the lower Mekong Delta in 1988. Rang has just explained why...

Examining IR8 in the Institute fields in August 1967 are IRRI breeder Hank Beachell (crouching), visiting philanthropist John D. Rockefeller III (left),...