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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 to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the global rice area harvested in 2005 was 153 million hectares. The amount of land...

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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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