Global watch: Asia and the Americas Global watch: Asia and the Americas July 1, 2012 In the Americas, farmers are expected to continue to move away from rice because of better returns...Read More
Will Europe’s perspective on GM crops shift? Will Europe’s perspective on GM crops shift? July 1, 2012 Although GM potato with modified starch and Bt maize are currently grown in Germany and Spain, respectively,...Read More
Is Thai supremacy ending in the global rice market? Is Thai supremacy ending in the global rice market? April 12, 2012 Thailand has been the largest rice exporter in the world for nearly five decades, when the volume...Read More
Building trust in rice trade Building trust in rice trade April 11, 2012 Rice availability has been considered a key indicator of food security in Asia for many years. Thus,...Read More
Partners in growth Partners in growth April 1, 2012 So much has changed since its first publication in 2002, when Rice Today began by featuring research results mostly...Read More
Eight driving forces in global agriculture Eight driving forces in global agriculture April 1, 2012 Agricultural commodity prices will remain high for the next 10 years. Income growth in most developing countries...Read More
Waking up a giant in the global food industry Waking up a giant in the global food industry January 10, 2012 The potential of Indian agriculture was central in the talks during India Foodex 2011 and GrainTech India...Read More
Managing pests with nature Managing pests with nature January 9, 2012 Pests should be critically reassessed and proven guilty before insecticide use is contemplated. This was my conclusion...Read More
Monitoring an inconvenient divergence Monitoring an inconvenient divergence October 17, 2011 For several years now, I have been monitoring, with some alarm, the world population clock on the...Read More
Global population versus food production Global population versus food production October 5, 2011 According to recent estimates by the United Nations, the world population will reach 7 billion in October...Read More