Farmers who are considering adopting the SRP standard have already set their expectations of obtaining higher yield and a higher market price for their...

The simple answer to the question posed by the title is “no”— because most rice is not dangerous. On closer inspection, though, we find that some rice-cropping systems are more likely than others to take up metals that are toxic to humans. Such metals may be a natural part of the local environment or present in industrial pollution. Who is most at risk from contaminated...