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
A schoolboy at heart: Celebrated Indian scientist speaks his mind A schoolboy at heart: Celebrated Indian scientist speaks his mind April 1, 2015 The legendary Ebrahimali Abubacker Siddiq, 78, began his long and enduring rice research career in 1968 as...Read More
Regional cooperation speeds up the release of rice varieties Regional cooperation speeds up the release of rice varieties April 1, 2015 Rice farmers in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal will have faster access to newly developed high-yielding climate-smart varieties....Read More
Yield rises with WeRise Yield rises with WeRise April 1, 2015 Unreliable weather can make or break rice farmers that rely on rainfall for water. Climate change makes...Read More
India-IRRI timeline spans the decades India-IRRI timeline spans the decades April 1, 2015 Over the last five decades, this selection from IRRI’s historical timeline has many Indian connections tied to...Read More
Revisiting 50 years of Indian rice research Revisiting 50 years of Indian rice research April 1, 2015 In December 2014, I noted that 2015 would mark the 50th anniversary of India’s Directorate of Rice...Read More
Unleashing the rice market Unleashing the rice market January 1, 2015 What is the true price of rice? Do we have enough rice to feed the growing population?...Read More
Bouncing back from typhoon Haiyan Bouncing back from typhoon Haiyan January 1, 2015 2 Husband and wife Joven and Lydia Ganapin, farmers in a small village in Babatngon, Leyte, Central Philippines,...Read More