Ready for climate change Ready for climate change April 2, 2011 A growing number of subsistence farmers as well as seed growers are now planting “climate-change-ready” rice in...Read More
Farmers get their groove back Farmers get their groove back April 1, 2011 Consumers in Tamil Nadu, a predominantly rice-growing state in India, who preferred millet grains, particularly finger millet,...Read More
Bridging the gap Bridging the gap April 1, 2011 In 1997, as a reaction to the growing concerns of consumers, British food retailers working with supermarkets...Read More
Greener rice Greener rice February 7, 2011 Fears of food shortages following the rice crisis in 2007 and 2008 have prompted a dramatic shift...Read More
Rat busters Rat busters January 7, 2011 There was simply no turning back—literally—for the rodent management team from the International Rice Research Institute as...Read More
Extension goes mobile Extension goes mobile September 22, 2010 After labor, fertilizer is the most expensive input in rice farming. However, as crucial as fertilizer may...Read More
Wild food Wild food July 9, 2010 Rice fields are important for both rice production and the great biodiversity they possess. Paddy rice landscapes...Read More
Machines of progress Machines of progress July 2, 2010 As we drove farther along the dry and dusty roads of the province, a combine harvester suddenly...Read More
Back to basics Back to basics June 24, 2010 Rice is a major food crop in the world and it would be safe to assume...Read More
A sunburned grain A sunburned grain April 8, 2010 Reporting the impact of an 8-year drought on rice production is a strange caper, I thought, as...Read More