Pockets of gold Pockets of gold April 7, 2010 On the Danyi plateau in Togo, villagers still bless newly-wed couples by sprinkling rice grains over their...Read More
Adapting to change Adapting to change March 21, 2010 For Glégnon Codjo, a smallholder ricefarmer in Benin, climate change is not a matter of debate. It...Read More
The global rice market pauses The global rice market pauses March 15, 2010 For the first time since the crisis in late 2007, new uncertainties plague the global rice market....Read More
When rats attack When rats attack March 15, 2010 A famine broke out in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram in 1958-59. It reportedly took more than...Read More
Grain gains Grain gains March 14, 2010 At a time when the world food supply continues to be outpaced by a growing population...Read More
Drowned harvest Drowned harvest March 14, 2010 It certainly looks like climate change at work. The deluge inundated areas that had not flooded in...Read More
Myanmar: One year after a devastating cyclone, a bitter harvest Myanmar: One year after a devastating cyclone, a bitter harvest March 14, 2010 During the night of 2 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis barreled across Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady delta, flattening homes and...Read More
A clearer picture A clearer picture March 14, 2010 Forecasting changes in climate has always been a complex task. However, with the development of new regional...Read More
Odd seasons Odd seasons March 14, 2010 Climate change has often been blamed for unusual weather phenomena, especially the extreme cases. But then again,...Read More
Winning the upland poverty war Winning the upland poverty war March 14, 2010 For much of the past three decades, the remote uplands of Southeast Asia and Indochina have...Read More