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In sub-Saharan Africa, rice is one of the most significant crops—as both a food and cash crop. This is evident from the recent civil unrest that broke...

(Photo: IRRI) New rice varieties have revolutionized rice production around the world. Despite devastating stresses attributed to climate change, farmers...

Dr. Robert Zeigler welcomed delegates from around the world to bear witness to another “history in the making,” as scientists find new ways to spark...

Rice production in Africa In sub-Saharan Africa, rice is a very important staple and cash crop. In 2006, the region produced more than 21.6 million metric...

Compared with other West African countries such as Mali and Senegal, which have been growing rice for centuries, Uganda is just “a new kid on the...

It takes, on average, 2,500 liters of water (by rainfall or irrigation) to produce just 1 kilogram of rice using traditional cultivation methods. Considering...

The authors (from left to right, Dr. Zenna, Mr. Gebre-Tsadik, and Dr. Berhe) inspect rice plants in Chewaka, one of the best riceproducing areas in Ethiopia....

Local and imported rice in Cotonou, Benin. (Photo: R.Raman) “Everyone to the farm,” is the new decree of President Wade of Senegal—a country that...

The reaction of different rice varieties to a highly virulent form of RYMV collected at Parakou, Benin. Although some lines were killed, others showed...