Shimchung’s offering Shimchung’s offering January 1, 2014 Once upon a time, about 1,700 years ago, there was a girl named Shimchung. Unfortunately, her mother...Read More
Mapping rice in Africa Mapping rice in Africa January 1, 2014 Remote sensing or satellite image interpretation is a promising alternative in getting information on where and how...Read More
Banking on Africa’s rice potential Banking on Africa’s rice potential January 1, 2014 The 3rd Africa Rice Congress, held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, in October 2013, emphasized the need to invest...Read More
Sowing their choices Sowing their choices January 1, 2014 Soe Moe Kyaw’s family was fishing in a different village when Cyclone Nargis devastated their township in...Read More
Modernizing Asian rice production Modernizing Asian rice production January 1, 2014 Under the “Mansholt Plan” for rice in Asia, governments are urged to expand farm size, promote mechanization, and improve...Read More
Myanmar rises Myanmar rises January 1, 2014 When President U Thein Sein visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) headquarters in the Philippines in...Read More
The bubble that dries The bubble that dries January 1, 2014 In typical Philippine villages, rice grains spread out on open basketball courts or even on roads to...Read More
Shaping the future of rice Shaping the future of rice January 1, 2014 How will we create a better life and a better future for rice? How can we do...Read More
Reducing pesticide use in Asia’s rice fields: the job is far from finished Reducing pesticide use in Asia’s rice fields: the job is far from finished January 1, 2014 For more than 25 years, Kong Luen “K.L.” Heong worked at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)...Read More
Vietnam turns back a tsunami of pesticides Vietnam turns back a tsunami of pesticides January 1, 2014 For years, the entomologists at Vietnam’s Southern Regional Plant Protection Center in Long Dinh had tried to...Read More