Knee-deep in mud Knee-deep in mud July 18, 2012 Rice research has helped many countries feed their people, but its successes account for only a small part...Read More
Hybrids head for the tropics Hybrids head for the tropics July 1, 2012 Hybrid rice has the potential to produce up to 30% more yield than the best-performing modern inbred...Read More
Uruguay: A small country, big in rice Uruguay: A small country, big in rice July 1, 2012 If you were asked to name some of the outstanding rice producers of the world, you might...Read More
Banking seeds Banking seeds April 24, 2012 3 In Arakan Valley, the upland “rice belt” of North Cotabato, Philippines, farmers hold dear a rice variety—Dinorado,...Read More
A consumer’s guide to rice A consumer’s guide to rice April 23, 2012 A long time ago, I was told, “Rice is to Asians what wine is to Europeans.” Wine...Read More
Humans and machines Humans and machines April 12, 2012 A peddle thresher being tried by farmers in Bela Vista, Mozambique. A farmer’s life has never been an...Read More
That rice you throw away That rice you throw away April 12, 2012 A family of five cooks a kilogram of rice in a pot for breakfast. Somebody forgets about it...Read More
The little machine that could The little machine that could April 12, 2012 The excitement of rice farmers in Saint-Louis, Senegal, upon seeing an appropriate engine-driven small-scale thresher from Asia...Read More
Heirloom in the mountains Heirloom in the mountains April 12, 2012 In the Philippines, the second phase of the Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project (CHARMP2) works to...Read More
A chance in the wild A chance in the wild April 1, 2012 Scientists are scouring the deep and “wild” end of the rice gene pool to help find hidden...Read More