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The global rice market is driven by factors that may radically change how rice is traded in the future. (Photo: IRRI) What is the true price of rice?...

Population growth is the dominant determinant of the demand for staple food. World population has more than doubled since the 1950s and has already surpassed...

(Photo: IRRI) In the years following World War II, there was growing concern about the food problem in Asia. The population was growing at close to 3%...