Unique to Africa, rice yellow mottle virus (RYMV) has become the continent’s most rapidly spreading disease of...
Breeding and improvement
The 26th session of the Council of Ministers of the Africa Rice Center (WARDA), held in Abuja,...
The signs are ominous across West Africa. The price of rice is rising and, consequently, a...
According to the latest figures from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), paddy...
As if rice farming weren’t hard enough. It is patently clear now that humans have...
With his gentle smile and calm demeanor, Monty Jones doesn’t look like the proverbial...
It is said that if you want to be a good gardener you should always sow three...
Rice was one of the cornerstones of the Asian Green Revolution. Will it play a similar role...
Combining traditional and modern breeding techniques, researchers in Korea have succeeded in the perilously difficult task of...
The nutrients a rice plant requires for growth and sustenance come mainly from soil, crop residues and...
