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The Asian exception: irrigation (Photo: IRRI) The availability of water is a fundamental requirement for crop growth. In many places, rainfall is scant or erratic and this can diminish crop yield and strongly affect the livelihoods of farming households. To cope with this problem, farmers can use irrigation,...

(Photo: IRRI) Cartograms are maps on which areas are altered to reflect the subject of interest. They accentuate patterns, making it easier to understand...

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...

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

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

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...

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