The rise of rice on Peru’s sacred ground The rise of rice on Peru’s sacred ground January 1, 2015 César Puerto’s half-hectare rice plot yields him 3 tons of grain each harvest. Mr. Puerto has dedicated...Read More
Uruguayan rice: the secrets of a success story Uruguayan rice: the secrets of a success story January 1, 2015 Uruguay is a small country in the Southern Cone of South America, located in a corner between...Read More
A four-decade quest to improve rice in Latin America and the Caribbean A four-decade quest to improve rice in Latin America and the Caribbean January 1, 2015 The past 40 years have seen major advances in rice improvement for the unique and diverse growing...Read More
Green Revolutions 2.0 & 3.0: No farmer left behind Green Revolutions 2.0 & 3.0: No farmer left behind January 1, 2015 Several million of the world’s poorest farmers are already adopting one of the first new technologies of...Read More
A passion for growing rice in Venezuela A passion for growing rice in Venezuela January 1, 2015 Finding a way to increase rice production in the country with the largest petroleum reserves in the...Read More
A tale of two women leading rice revolutions in Latin America A tale of two women leading rice revolutions in Latin America January 1, 2015 Salomé Tupa took a sip of hot coffee, hoping it would help her cope with the suffocating...Read More
Making rice more competitive in Latin America Making rice more competitive in Latin America January 1, 2015 “Twenty years is nothing,” say the lyrics of a 1930s’ song. But, in 2015, as the Latin...Read More
Where’s my GM rice? Where’s my GM rice? January 1, 2015 It has been estimated that, for every 1 billion people added to the world’s population, 100 million...Read More
Expanding horizons in rice Expanding horizons in rice January 1, 2015 As we usher in the year 2015, Rice Today continues to survey the near and far horizons...Read More
Decoding patterns of climate change and rice diseases Decoding patterns of climate change and rice diseases December 1, 2014 International and national rice pathologists, who gathered recently for a training workshop in Burundi, were surprised to...Read More