Humans and machines Humans and machines April 12, 2012 A peddle thresher being tried by farmers in Bela Vista, Mozambique. A farmer’s life has never been an...Read More
The little machine that could The little machine that could April 12, 2012 The excitement of rice farmers in Saint-Louis, Senegal, upon seeing an appropriate engine-driven small-scale thresher from Asia...Read More
Rice: Ethiopia’s millennium crop Rice: Ethiopia’s millennium crop January 9, 2012 Traditionally, rice threshing is done using oxen in many parts of Ethiopia. The oxen trample on rice...Read More
Golden grains for better nutrition Golden grains for better nutrition October 6, 2011 Emma is a 38-year-old mother of eight from the Philippines. She earns a living as a cleaning...Read More
Unleashing the force Unleashing the force October 6, 2011 Rice breeders in sub- Saharan Africa are an endangered species, according to Dr. Moussa Sié, Africa Rice...Read More
Beware of bronzing Beware of bronzing July 1, 2011 A bronzed look may be attractive for human beings but, for rice plants, it could be fatal....Read More
The pillars of Africa’s agriculture The pillars of Africa’s agriculture April 1, 2011 “When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.” Nowhere is this saying more true than in...Read More
No rust for rice No rust for rice January 7, 2011 Wheat gets rust. Maize (corn) gets rust. Also barley, millet, triticale, and oats. In fact, all cereals,...Read More
Quality matters Quality matters January 7, 2011 “The rice plant produces only rice seeds; it does not produce sand, stones, or other foreign materials,” ...Read More
Hybridizing the world Hybridizing the world October 1, 2010 It is fair to say that, without a successful hybrid rice program, China would have struggled to...Read More