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
What Latin America’s rice sector offers the world What Latin America’s rice sector offers the world April 1, 2015 There is one occasion that Brazilian farmer Geovano Parcianello never misses. Every year, he travels 503 kilometers...Read More
DRR Rice Museum features traditional wisdom and scientific breakthroughs DRR Rice Museum features traditional wisdom and scientific breakthroughs April 1, 2015 In India, rice has been grown since time immemorial. Here, the rice grain has always been considered...Read More
Nuggets of planetary truth Nuggets of planetary truth April 1, 2015 Oh! The horrid global warming Life on earth is no more charming All across, there’s climate...Read More
Home-made rice noodles from Ghana Home-made rice noodles from Ghana April 1, 2015 With increasing urbanization, the demand for convenience foods such as rice preparations is rising in Africa. Tasty...Read More