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Rice is life for nearly 3.5 billion people around the globe, especially in Asia, but, before people came to dominate the Asian landscape, many organisms...

(Photo: Hal Harvey) Merle Shepard has been working for 13 years on an unusual “hobby,” as he describes the process. It has been a long time...

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,...

Japan has long defended and quite successfully managed to maintain sovereignty in its international agricultural trade policies and agreements. Through...

Good quality, right quantity, appropriate variety, and proper timing of availability are crucial elements of ensuring seed security. (Photo: Jose Ibabao) Laxima...

After a successful field trial, the women in Bone, South Sulawesi, proudly carry the season’s bountiful rice harvest. (Photo: Donna Casimero) In Asia,...

Maize ears from CIMMYT’s collection, showing a wide variety of colors and shapes. CIMMYT’s germplasm bank contains about 28,000 unique samples...

Weekly market in Sofara, Mali. (Photo: R. Raman) The world population is expected to increase almost as sure as the sun rises in the east. Much of this...

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...