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Almost 40% of the world’s harvested rice area is in South Asia―home to 1.1 billion people (74% of the population) that survive on less than US$2.00...

The genetic diversity in traditional and modern rice varieties, and in the wild relatives of rice, is vital to agricultural development, as it provides...

Upland cold-tolerant variety rice fields in Banaue. The temperate regions of the world lie between the Arctic Circle and Tropic of Cancer, and the Antarctic...

Farmers have no control over water. Drought leaves them with little water, while storms ravage their crops. (Image collection of IRR) Water is essential...

Rice is produced in landscapes that range from extreme monocultures to highly diverse areas. Tropical rice fields often have a great diversity of naturally...

(Photo: IRRI) Rice is often produced in the lowest parts of the landscape. These are good places to grow rice because of the clayey soils and the relatively...

Map 2. Distribution of rainfed lowland rice soil quality area in Asia. Each dot is colored to represent the assumed dominant soil class. (Photo: IRRI) Rainfed...

Relative rice yields for irrigated versus rainfed lowland (flat, flooded fields) conditions for variety IR72 computed with the ORYZA2000 simulation model....

Percentage of households buying rice, at any time of the year 2007, in communes of Madagascar. (Photo: IRRI) Percentage of households buying rice, at any...