Indian farmer kick-starts two green revolutions Indian farmer kick-starts two green revolutions April 1, 2015 A while back, I read an interesting story extolling the merits of the new flood-tolerant rice, Swarna-Sub1,...Read More
The enduring India-IRRI relationship The enduring India-IRRI relationship April 1, 2015 As documented in this issue of Rice Today, India and IRRI have had a very successful relationship...Read More
Over 2000 hybrid rice lines selected for breeding programs during the 8th HRDC annual meeting Over 2000 hybrid rice lines selected for breeding programs during the 8th HRDC annual meeting April 1, 2015 A total of 2,500 breeding lines were selected by members of...Read More
Asia Rice Foundation USA announces 2014 Travel and Study Award Winners Asia Rice Foundation USA announces 2014 Travel and Study Award Winners April 1, 2015 During their 15th annual meeting, held on 5 July at U.C. Davis, the trustees of the Asia...Read More
Celebrating 50 years of impact through rice research in India Celebrating 50 years of impact through rice research in India April 1, 2015 The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) are delighted to jointly...Read More
The outstanding India-IRRI partnership The outstanding India-IRRI partnership April 1, 2015 At the time of establishing the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in 1960, Dr. Sterling Wortman of...Read More
Striking a balance through ecologically engineered rice ecosystems Striking a balance through ecologically engineered rice ecosystems April 1, 2015 The high-diversity vegetation patches were designed for farmers as part of the “tool kit” of ecological engineering—a...Read More
India reaches the pinnacle in rice exports India reaches the pinnacle in rice exports April 1, 2015 India has come a long way in the past 5 decades from a country with a severe...Read More
What kind of rice do consumers want? What kind of rice do consumers want? April 1, 2015 About a third of the world’s rice is produced and consumed in South Asia. By 2035, about...Read More
Averting hunger in Ebola-hit countries Averting hunger in Ebola-hit countries April 1, 2015 April is the cruelest month,” wrote T.S. Eliot in The Waste Land. It was as if he...Read More