IRRI and the World Food Prize: a historic bond IRRI and the World Food Prize: a historic bond January 7, 2011 More than 1,100 delegates from around the world gathered in Des Moines, Iowa, last 13-15 October, to...Read More
Sakkarai Pongal Sakkarai Pongal January 7, 2011 “Pongal is a harvest festival widely celebrated by farmers in Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka to give...Read More
Rice yield trends in Asia over the past 50 years Rice yield trends in Asia over the past 50 years January 7, 2011 For the past 50 years, rice yield in Asia has generally increased from year to year. However,...Read More
IRRI in India IRRI in India January 7, 2011 During the 1943 Bengal famine, 3 to 4 million people died because of widespread starvation. Since then,...Read More
Asia pushes for sustainable food security Asia pushes for sustainable food security January 7, 2011 The Asia Society and the International Rice Research Institute task force report, Never an Empty Bowl: Sustaining...Read More
The rise of rice The rise of rice January 7, 2011 Rice will never be just another commodity. Much of the truth behind this simple statement can be...Read More
Rice for future generations Rice for future generations January 7, 2011 The International Rice Research Institute, in partnership with AsiaCongress, held its Third International Rice Congress (IRC2010)...Read More
Mun-Hue Heu: Father of the Korean Green Revolution Mun-Hue Heu: Father of the Korean Green Revolution January 7, 2011 “Let’s increase food production without letting land stand idle,” Park Chung-Hee, then president of the Republic of...Read More
Getting a grasp on GRiSP and the future of rice science Getting a grasp on GRiSP and the future of rice science January 3, 2011 It is with great delight that I report to you that the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP)...Read More
Carolina Gold and Carolina White rice: a genetic odyssey Carolina Gold and Carolina White rice: a genetic odyssey October 26, 2010 2 In 1982, Dr. César Martínez visited a rained rice-growing area near Tarapoto, in Peru’s upper Amazon Basin....Read More