Postharvest technology and processing

Turning rice into wheat: The U.S. origins of large-scale, capital-intensive rice production (1885-1915)

Farmers in North America met the pressing competitive challenges they faced in the late 19th century through a disruptive innovation in cultivation technology...

Stepping up efforts to make the most out of rice straw in the Philippines

In intensive flooded rice systems that predominate in much of Asia, the management of crop residues can be a problem. In the past, farmers manually harvested...

The carbon sequestration dilemma in rice soils

Is it possible to sequester carbon in rice soils while reducing greenhouse gas emissions? What are the trade-offs and synergies between soil organic carbon...

Senegal’s quiet rice revolution

Seed growers turn Anambé into a valley of prosperity ...

PARBOILING the GEM way. (Photos by R. Raman, AfricaRice)

A “GEM” for women rice processors in Benin

A rice parboiling system improves the livelihood of hundreds of women in Benin. ...

The Learning Alliance: A coalition for change

Millions of Asian rice farmers struggle with low-quality grains, which are brought about by poor postharvest management, inappropriate technology, and...

Uruguayan rice: the secrets of a success story

Uruguay is a small country in the Southern Cone of South America, located in a corner between the Río de la Plata and the Atlantic Ocean. Rolling hills,...

Rice revival in the land of maize

SKULL AND RICE decorate Dia de los Muertos festival in Mexico City. (Photo: Alejandro De la Cruz) Anyone worried about the impacts of trade liberalization...

Harnessing big data for climate change

CIAT’s award-winning data crunchers: (From left – above) María Camila Rebolledo, Daniel Jiménez, Víctor Hugo Patiño, Juan Felipe Rodríguez....