food security

Challenges for rice production in China

Challenges for rice production in China

October 18, 2007

Rice is the staple food for around two-thirds of the Chinese people. China ranks first in annual...

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Forging a rice partnership for Africa

Forging a rice partnership for Africa

September 17, 2007

According to the latest figures from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), paddy...

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The where and how of rice

The where and how of rice

July 16, 2007

Rice is grown in more than 100 countries. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the...

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Coping with climate change

Coping with climate change

July 16, 2007

    As if rice farming weren’t hard enough. It is patently clear now that humans have...

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Of rice and rats

Of rice and rats

July 16, 2007

“Nature has sent the rats to our homesteads by thousands, and farmers are being eaten off the...

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The aerobic rice reality

The aerobic rice reality

July 16, 2007

Ask someone to think of a rice field and odds are they’ll imagine a flooded paddy. Growing...

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Fertile progress

Fertile progress

July 4, 2007

Nitrogen (N) is without doubt the nutrient that most limits rice production. It is typically required in...

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Black soil, green rice

Black soil, green rice

April 16, 2007

. In the 1870s, scientists exploring Amazonia in South America made an unusual discovery. Working independently, James...

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Rice and the river

Rice and the river

April 16, 2007

Wars ripped apart the social fabric of the Mekong basin in the 1960s and 1970s, bringing suffering...

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Acid water, hot mud, and damaged rice

Acid water, hot mud, and damaged rice

April 16, 2007

  Volcanoes are a double edged sword for the rice farmers of East Java. In many areas,...

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