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Relocating rice production in China

At time of printing, US$1 = 7.52 Chinese yuan. (Photo: IRRI) Between 1979 and 2005, rice area in China decreased from 32.4 to 28.8 million hectares. At the same time, average yields went up from 4.2 tons per hectare in 1979 to about 6.3 tons per hectare in 1997 and thereafter. Because of these opposite trends,...

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The where and how of rice

Where and how rice is grown is crucial information for determining research priorities. (Photo: IRRI) Rice is grown in more than 100 countries. According...

Poverty and elevation in the Greater Mekong Subregion

(Photo: IRRI) To develop effective poverty reduction strategies, we need to understand what the geographic patterns of poverty are, and what causes these...

False color gives a true impression

For this issue’s article on bird diversity and wetland conversion (see Balanced on a wing on pages 34–36), Rice Today needed a land cover map of Candaba...

Pinning down rural poverty

Inequities in living standards limit the prospects for political stability and economic health wherever they occur. The efforts of national governments...

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