The bubble that dries The bubble that dries January 1, 2014 In typical Philippine villages, rice grains spread out on open basketball courts or even on roads to...Read More
Shaping the future of rice Shaping the future of rice January 1, 2014 How will we create a better life and a better future for rice? How can we do...Read More
Reducing pesticide use in Asia’s rice fields: the job is far from finished Reducing pesticide use in Asia’s rice fields: the job is far from finished January 1, 2014 For more than 25 years, Kong Luen “K.L.” Heong worked at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)...Read More
Vietnam turns back a tsunami of pesticides Vietnam turns back a tsunami of pesticides January 1, 2014 For years, the entomologists at Vietnam’s Southern Regional Plant Protection Center in Long Dinh had tried to...Read More
Smarter, cleaner heat Smarter, cleaner heat December 1, 2013 If the searing heat wasn’t enough, the thick, dark smoke that engulfed the area surrounding the furnace...Read More
The revolution underground The revolution underground December 1, 2013 An international team led by the National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences (NIAS) in Japan, which includes scientists...Read More
The not-so-silent revolution The not-so-silent revolution October 1, 2013 During the Vietnam War, the Mekong Delta was perhaps best known as a Cold War battleground. While...Read More
Beating blight Beating blight October 1, 2013 Although there are chemicals developed to control this disease, none of them are completely effective at eliminating...Read More
Debunking Golden Rice myths: a geneticist’s perspective Debunking Golden Rice myths: a geneticist’s perspective October 1, 2013 It all started in 1984 in Los Baños, Laguna, in the Philippines. Scientists had begun to develop...Read More
Where rice pests and diseases do the most damage Where rice pests and diseases do the most damage October 1, 2012 In a study conducted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), it was found that, on average,...Read More