Tag Archives: production

In the wake of the world food price crisis of 2007-08, the consensus view is that, because of several trends (climate change, biofuels, scarcity of land...

IMPROVED RICE lines ready for transplanting in Peru. (Photo: CIAT) They’re not the biggest rice producers in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). But,...

Rice field in India. In September 2013, India’s parliament passed the National Food Security Act (NFSA), which, when fully operational, will be the...

Rice in South Asia (Photo: Isagani Serrano) Rice is a staple for the majority of the 1.7 billion South Asian population and a source of livelihood for...

Uganda—widely known as “the pearl of Africa” for its exquisite natural beauty, diverse flora and fauna, and rich mosaic of cultures— is attracting...

(Photo: R. Raman, AfricaRice) The rice connection I was born in Saint Louis, which is located in the northwest of Senegal, near the mouth of the Senegal...

Today, the world’s population is growing faster than ever before and humankind faces an enormous task of producing enough food for all. ...

Southeast Asia is the hub of the world’s rice economy. As a region, it has been a net exporter of rice for most of the past 110 years (the exception...

A GPS-guided field canopy sensor system mounted on a spray boom is used to measure some physical traits of rice plants. (Photo: IRRI) Since the first type...

IRRI staff World Food Prize laureates Hank Beachell, Gurdev Khush, Yuan Long Ping, and Monty Jones have made their marks in staving off hunger by increasing...