Ten million farmers have access to climate-smart rice Ten million farmers have access to climate-smart rice May 20, 2014 New Delhi – About 10 million of the poorest and most disadvantaged rice farmers have been given...Read More
ASEAN cooperation: Crucial to global food security ASEAN cooperation: Crucial to global food security April 28, 2014 There is a clear and present danger that another global food price crisis will emerge sooner rather...Read More
PhilRice and IRRI jointly protect elite breeding lines PhilRice and IRRI jointly protect elite breeding lines April 16, 2014 Mutual protection of elite breeding lines marked a renewed collaboration between the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and...Read More
150th harvest from world’s longest-running continuous rice experiment 150th harvest from world’s longest-running continuous rice experiment April 14, 2014 The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is marking the 150th harvest of its Long-Term Continuous Cropping Experiment...Read More
Bitter harvest from a noble cause Bitter harvest from a noble cause April 10, 2014 Norm Borlaug (at center in photo above) had no illusions that the Green Revolution was anything other than...Read More
When there is rice in the barn, all else will follow When there is rice in the barn, all else will follow April 1, 2014 In the northeast corner of the Himalayas, where the mountain mists meet the land, the jungle grew...Read More
Happy birthday, rice! Happy birthday, rice! April 1, 2014 In Malayalam, the predominant language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala, Regulus, the 10th asterism, consists...Read More
From the Editor’s Desk From the Editor’s Desk April 1, 2014 Shortly before this issue of Rice Today went to press, the agricultural world celebrated, on 25 March,...Read More
India makes access to food a right, not a privilege India makes access to food a right, not a privilege April 1, 2014 In September 2013, India’s parliament passed the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which, when fully operational, will be...Read More
Rice in South Asia Rice in South Asia April 1, 2014 Rice is a staple for the majority of the 1.7 billion South Asian population and a source...Read More