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Traditionally, rice threshing is done using oxen in many parts of Ethiopia. The oxen trample on rice stalks and the grains are swept and gathered. Recently,...

Emma is a 38-year-old mother of eight from the Philippines. She earns a living as a cleaning lady, and putting food on the table is a challenge that she...

Rice breeders in sub- Saharan Africa are an endangered species, according to Dr. Moussa Sié, Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) senior scientist. “Since...

WITA 12, a rice variety with moderate tolerance of iron toxicity, in a field trial, Niaouli, Benin. (Photo: Moussa Sie) A bronzed look may be attractive...

“When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.” Nowhere is this saying more true than in the farming sector in Africa, according to Peinda Cissé,...

Dr. Hei Leung (right), IRRI scientist, explains the screening of rice germplasm and mutants to understand why rice is resistant to rust species. (Photo:...

Locally milled rice in Africa is generally of poor quality and is consumed mainly in rural areas. (Photo: R. Raman, AfricaRice) Brightly colored bags...

(Photo: William Sta. Clara) It is fair to say that, without a successful hybrid rice program, China would have struggled to achieve its phenomenal growth...

A pouring rainstorm does not stop Project participants of the Japan-funded Emergency Rice Project in Sierra Leone from posing with AfricaRice Deputy Director...