(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...
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,...