Nourishing a nation Nourishing a nation July 1, 2013 This year, the Philippines is celebrating its National Year of Rice, which is focusing on achieving rice...Read More
Fields of plenty Fields of plenty July 1, 2013 Prabhjit woke to the sound of the roosters crowing, just as her mother, grandmother, and countless generations...Read More
Rice diplomacy in South Asia Rice diplomacy in South Asia April 23, 2013 2 By serendipity, the scientific work by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is building bridges across difficult...Read More
The pipeline grows stronger The pipeline grows stronger April 23, 2013 The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is now embarking on an unprecedented overhaul of its breeding agenda...Read More
Birds of IRRI Birds of IRRI April 23, 2013 Paul Bourdin is a registered bird ringer in South Africa and the Philippines. He has contributed...Read More
Don’t scare away the birds! Don’t scare away the birds! April 1, 2013 As the sun rises and casts its first beams of light over the experimental rice fields at...Read More
A human-eye view of birds A human-eye view of birds April 1, 2013 To the untrained eye, the research farm at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines...Read More
Eclipsing the sun: flatbed dryers Eclipsing the sun: flatbed dryers January 23, 2013 At first, the flatbed rice grain dryer did not take off in most countries because of the...Read More
Green fuel from rice Green fuel from rice January 8, 2013 Farmers typically grow two or three crops a year. Since they don’t have enough turnaround time before...Read More
Rice booms in Turkey Rice booms in Turkey January 8, 2013 Turkey has the third-highest average rice yield in the world (behind Australia and Egypt), which reflects a...Read More