Will Europe’s perspective on GM crops shift? Will Europe’s perspective on GM crops shift? July 1, 2012 Although GM potato with modified starch and Bt maize are currently grown in Germany and Spain, respectively,...Read More
Banking seeds Banking seeds April 24, 2012 3 In Arakan Valley, the upland “rice belt” of North Cotabato, Philippines, farmers hold dear a rice variety—Dinorado,...Read More
A consumer’s guide to rice A consumer’s guide to rice April 23, 2012 A long time ago, I was told, “Rice is to Asians what wine is to Europeans.” Wine...Read More
Rice of deities Rice of deities April 12, 2012 Three thousand years ago, African rice (Oryza glaberrima) was first domesticated in central Niger in West Africa...Read More
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
Is Thai supremacy ending in the global rice market? Is Thai supremacy ending in the global rice market? April 12, 2012 Thailand has been the largest rice exporter in the world for nearly five decades, when the volume...Read More
Panfried glutinous rice Panfried glutinous rice April 12, 2012 This fried glutinous rice (with chicken and shitake mushrooms) is a family favorite among most Malaysian Chinese,...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
South Sulawesi’s homegrown champion South Sulawesi’s homegrown champion April 12, 2012 Calm and smiling, he spoke with authority, and the interviewer from Televisi Republik Indonesia (TVRI) kept probing...Read More
Sensing cash through satellite data Sensing cash through satellite data April 12, 2012 Named after the twin river systems, the Indus and the Ganges, the Indo-Gangetic Plain (IGP) is South...Read More