Global water scarcity and its implications for rice production have been an area of significant concern and...
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The human population and demand for food are projected to increase in the next 40 years. With...
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Rice production in Africa In sub-Saharan Africa, rice is a very important staple and cash crop. In...
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Plant breeders are always in search of new breeding tools to produce high-yielding crop varieties with superior...
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Rice is produced in landscapes that range from extreme monocultures to highly diverse areas. Tropical rice fields...
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Drought brings to mind negative images of wide expanses of dry and parched lands. It is often...
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“Rice is life” truly lives up to its meaning in India, where its origin dates back to...
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The Rice Trader Rice Americas 2009 Conference held last 12-14 May in Miami, Florida (USA), revealed key...
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Randy Barker, IRRI agricultural economist and head, Economics Department, 1966-78; acting head, Social Sciences Division, 2007-08 When...
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Water makes up 70% of our planet. But in spite of this vast availability, our fresh water...
