A woman threshes rice in Benin. (Photo: R. Raman) The 26th session of the Council of Ministers of the Africa Rice Center (WARDA), held in Abuja, Nigeria,...

Monty Jones with the plaque presented to him at the Africa Rice Center’s inaugural lecture in his honor. (Photo: R. Raman)       With...

It is said that if you want to be a good gardener you should always sow three seeds: one for the bugs, one for the weather, and one for yourself. But if...

Vicky Ntetema, BBC Bureau Chief in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, interviews a Tanzanian rice farmer during the Africa Rice Congress. (Photo: IRRI) Rice was...