July 12, 2006
The simple answer to the question posed by the title is “no”— because most rice is not...
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The smattering of provocative headlines, appearing in recent issues of various Philippine daily newspapers, mirrors a basic...
For this issue’s article on bird diversity and wetland conversion (see Balanced on a wing on pages...
Rice and agriculture are still fundamental to the economic development of most Asian nations, not to mention...
To understand the importance of rice farming to Bangladesh, look at the numbers. This densely populated country-more...
In 1990, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) needed more food. The rice industry in particular...
The Farming Systems Research Group at Khon Kaen University, in Thailand’s hardscrabble northeast, studies the evolution of...
Drought is a major constraint to rice production in Asia, where at least 20% of the total...
In the overleaf that follows, the breathtaking bird’s-eye view of the winding Alimit River in remote northeastern...
