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The new global rice agenda: a Latin American perspective

Rice seed production in 100 ha at the farmers field in Brazil.  Latin America has a tiny share in global rice production—only around 4% of the total....

Shift to rice?

Field planted with AN Cambará in Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Photo: Mairson R. Santana) Field planted with AN Cambará in Paracatu, Minas Gerais,...

Rice revolutions in Latin America

In 1962, scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) debated the cause of low and stagnant rice yields in the tropics: was it variety or crop management? This debate ended with the release of the semidwarf IR8 in 1966, initiating the Green Revolution. The same variety, in the same year, extended this revolution to Latin America, beginning in Colombia...

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