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Philippines can be self-sufficient in rice, but…

Philippines can be self-sufficient in rice, but…

April 21, 2010

As part of IRRI’s 50th anniversary celebrations, three speakers from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and...

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The global rice market: Where is it going?

The global rice market: Where is it going?

April 14, 2010

Global rice prices started moving upward in November 2009 after months of steadily declining since reaching their...

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A sunburned grain

A sunburned grain

April 8, 2010

Reporting the impact of an 8-year drought on rice production is a strange caper, I thought, as...

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Learning lessons from the HRDC

Learning lessons from the HRDC

April 7, 2010

The Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) was established at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in 2008...

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Pockets of gold

Pockets of gold

April 7, 2010

On the Danyi plateau in Togo, villagers still bless newly-wed couples by sprinkling rice grains over their...

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Adapting to change

Adapting to change

March 21, 2010

For Glégnon Codjo, a smallholder ricefarmer in Benin, climate change is not a matter of debate. It...

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The global rice market pauses

The global rice market pauses

March 15, 2010

For the first time since the crisis in late 2007, new uncertainties plague the global rice market....

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When rats attack

When rats attack

March 15, 2010

A famine broke out in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram in 1958-59. It reportedly took more than...

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Grain gains

Grain gains

March 14, 2010

  At a time when the world food supply continues to be outpaced by a growing population...

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Drowned harvest

Drowned harvest

March 14, 2010

It certainly looks like climate change at work. The deluge inundated areas that had not flooded in...

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