Tag Archives: sustainable

Bitter harvest from a noble cause

ON 25 MARCH 2014, the agricultural world celebrated what would have been the 100th birthday of Norman Borlaug (at center with trainees in Mexico in the...

India makes access to food a right, not a privilege

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

Smarter, cleaner heat

(Photo: Isagani Serrano) If the searing heat wasn’t enough, the thick, dark smoke that engulfed the area surrounding the furnace made the workers want...

The rice sector needs a survival strategy

In the middle of the 19th century, rice was the economic backbone of Japanese society. Hierarchical ranks of feudal lords were determined by the amount...

Changing the face of rice

(Photo: IRRI) What does it take to attain global food security? This is a question for which rice provides part, if not most, of the answer. Rice—a staple...

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