Tag Archives: grain

Illustration of a young boy from the Ao Naga tribe learning the true value of rice In the northeast corner of the Himalayas, where the mountain mists meet...

Ritual celebrating the birth of rice (Photo: Hari Krishnan Nair) In Malayalam, the predominant language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala, Regulus,...

Rice field in India. In September 2013, India’s parliament passed the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which, when fully operational, will be the...

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: R. Raman, AfricaRice) The rice connection I was born in Saint Louis, which is located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal...

How will we create a better life and a better future for rice? How can we do much more, with less? ...

(Photo: Isagani Serrano) If the searing heat wasn’t enough, the thick, dark smoke that engulfed the area surrounding the furnace made the workers want...

Arsenic, cadmium, mercury, and lead are four ubiquitous trace elements known to have a harmful effect on human health. These elements are naturally present...

(Photo: Isagani Serrano) July is National Nutrition Month every year in the Philippines. This year’s theme is Together we can end hunger and malnutrition....

Farmers holding rice baskets. For the past four decades, the global rice market has been dominated by a few exporters, namely, Thailand, Vietnam, the United...