(Photo: CSISA, TAMIL NADU HUB) In Asia, women are an indispensable part of rice farming. Their roles are somewhat dictated by farming practices and sociocultural...

Five experts with wide-ranging knowledge—serving as the plenary speakers during the 4th International Rice Congress (IRC2014)—will be flagging cross-cutting...

Rice is the most important staple food for more than half the planet’s population, particularly for the poor of Asia. World rice yield, herein called...

DR. SAITO’S WORK has led to a refocus of upland rice breeding work at AfricaRice, which now includes aus and indica materials. It is difficult for...

Rice in South Asia (Photo: Isagani Serrano) Rice is a staple for the majority of the 1.7 billion South Asian population and a source of livelihood for...

(Photo: CIAT) The long and tortuous route traveled by many of the more than 400 improved rice varieties developed in the last several decades by the International...

A GPS-guided field canopy sensor system mounted on a spray boom is used to measure some physical traits of rice plants. (Photo: IRRI) Since the first type...

(Photo: Matty Demont) A woman’s touch saves seeds Rural women are the “seed custodians” in Bangladesh. They play the primary, but typically unrecognized,...

IRRI scientists getting down and dirty for Rice Survivor. There was a time in recent years when it was apparent that an agronomist was a threatened species. Government...

For many years, rice has been an important part of Sri Lankan culture and it is also the country’s invaluable and most accessible food source. On average,...