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
That rice you throw away That rice you throw away April 12, 2012 A family of five cooks a kilogram of rice in a pot for breakfast. Somebody forgets about it...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
Heirloom in the mountains Heirloom in the mountains April 12, 2012 In the Philippines, the second phase of the Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project (CHARMP2) works to...Read More
A chance in the wild A chance in the wild April 1, 2012 Scientists are scouring the deep and “wild” end of the rice gene pool to help find hidden...Read More
The first lady of rice The first lady of rice March 25, 2012 Don’t let the lady beetle’s adorable appearance fool you. These beetles, both adults and their larvae, are...Read More
ANMI fights off a vampire insect ANMI fights off a vampire insect January 10, 2012 In 2002, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) had four major problems in rice: blast, bacterial blight,...Read More
Sowing the seeds of rice science Sowing the seeds of rice science January 9, 2012 Over the last 3 years, a study has been conducted to document past IRRI training activities, assess...Read More
Plight of the rice birds Plight of the rice birds January 9, 2012 Rice is life for nearly 3.5 billion people around the globe, especially in Asia, but, before people...Read More
Golden offspring Golden offspring January 9, 2012 Merle Shepard has been working for 13 years on an unusual “hobby,” as he describes the process....Read More