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
When rats attack When rats attack March 15, 2010 A famine broke out in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram in 1958-59. It reportedly took more than...Read More
Grain gains Grain gains March 14, 2010 At a time when the world food supply continues to be outpaced by a growing population...Read More
Myanmar: One year after a devastating cyclone, a bitter harvest Myanmar: One year after a devastating cyclone, a bitter harvest March 14, 2010 During the night of 2 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis barreled across Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady delta, flattening homes and...Read More
A clearer picture A clearer picture March 14, 2010 Forecasting changes in climate has always been a complex task. However, with the development of new regional...Read More
Odd seasons Odd seasons March 14, 2010 Climate change has often been blamed for unusual weather phenomena, especially the extreme cases. But then again,...Read More
Winning the upland poverty war Winning the upland poverty war March 14, 2010 For much of the past three decades, the remote uplands of Southeast Asia and Indochina have...Read More