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(Photo: Isagani Serrano) Bhuna khichuri is a very popular and common dish in Bangladesh and some parts of India that is usually prepared during rainy days...

Rice field in southwestern Bangladesh. (Photo: IRRI) “Rice is our national occupation,” says rice farmer Altaf Boyati. “My father and grandfather...

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

(Photo: IRRI) Surrounded by India Bangladesh is a country that is as culturally and historically rich. Having an agrarian economy as early as the 13th...

Salinity affects around 1 million hectares in Bangladesh. Some climate experts say that sea-level rise will cause the country’s landscape to become “sicker.”...

A farmer takes a break from weeding his field and eats lunch brought by his wife. For many farming families, lunch consists of just rice and curry. (Photo:...

In the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr, the rice farmers of southern Bangladesh are struggling to get back on their feet. Immediate relief is needed, but science...

Direct-Seeded rice (right) matures 3–4 weeks earlier than transplanted rice (left), and so is more likely to avoid damaging early-season drought and...

A PLASTIC DRUM SEEDER holds six or eight perforated cylindrical drums housing pregerminated seeds that are dropped in rows as the seeder is easily pushed...

A Tribal woman in northern Laos votes her preference by piling Job’s tears next to the name of a rice variety. This mode of preference analysis voting...