Wild food Wild food July 9, 2010 Rice fields are important for both rice production and the great biodiversity they possess. Paddy rice landscapes...Read More
Catching the rains Catching the rains July 2, 2010 The successive articles Catching the rains, Pressure in the South, and Shift to rice? focus on rice...Read More
Machines of progress Machines of progress July 2, 2010 As we drove farther along the dry and dusty roads of the province, a combine harvester suddenly...Read More
Pressure in the South Pressure in the South July 1, 2010 Adverse weather conditions in late 2009 and in 2010 have left central and southern Brazil, Uruguay, northeastern...Read More
California climate change – From a researcher’s point of view California climate change – From a researcher’s point of view July 1, 2010 In as much as the recent rains in California have caused anxieties among producers, researchers, on the...Read More
Africa seeks “Marshall Plan” for capacity building Africa seeks “Marshall Plan” for capacity building July 1, 2010 In view of the severe lack of capacity in rice production,which is throttling the development of Africa’s...Read More
Shift to rice? Shift to rice? July 1, 2010 Field planted with AN Cambará in Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil. The successive articles Catching the rains, Pressure in...Read More
Back to basics Back to basics June 24, 2010 Rice is a major food crop in the world and it would be safe to assume...Read More
A sunburned grain A sunburned grain April 8, 2010 Reporting the impact of an 8-year drought on rice production is a strange caper, I thought, as...Read More
Pockets of gold Pockets of gold April 7, 2010 On the Danyi plateau in Togo, villagers still bless newly-wed couples by sprinkling rice grains over their...Read More