Tag Archives: production

Cesar Martinez. (Photo: Neil Palmer, CIAT) Several factors influenced César Martínez’s lifelong devotion to rice. One was an early mentor’s enthusiasm...

Lesions of sheath blight on a highly susceptible rice variety. (Photo: IRRI) In a study conducted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),...

Delegates of the 6th TRT Rice Americas board a boat at the Miami Beach Marina for some fun and networking activities. (Photo: The Rice Trader) In the...

Rice market in Indonesia. (Photo: IRRI)  Agricultural commodity prices will remain high for the next 10 years. Income growth in most developing countries...

Global wheat production has plummeted due to extreme weather conditions. The global food situation is making headlines again. However, unlike in 2008,...

Field planted with AN Cambará in Paracatu, Minas Gerais, Brazil. (Photo: Mairson R. Santana) Field planted with AN Cambará in Paracatu, Minas Gerais,...

COP15, or the 15th United Nations Climate Change Conference, was widely expected to pave the way for an agreement on climate change after 2012—when...

  The early years Ruttan had laid a good foundation for research and had established contacts with economists elsewhere in the Philippines, particularly...

(Photos: IRRI) The first World Rice Conference organized by The Rice Trader in Mactan, Cebu, Philippines,  on 27-29 October 2009 featured extensive...

Dr. Robert Zeigler welcomed delegates from around the world to bear witness to another “history in the making,” as scientists find new ways to spark...