food security

Rice in Africa

Rice in Africa

January 22, 2006

Africa is labeled as a “poverty continent.” While respectable progress has been made in reducing poverty in...

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Improving the sacred

Improving the sacred

January 11, 2006

Rice improvement efforts supported by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have recently proven their worth in...

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Training for greater IMPACT

Training for greater IMPACT

January 11, 2006

Rice research can play a major role in achieving many of the eight United Nations Millennium Development...

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Beating blast

Beating blast

January 11, 2006

Combining traditional and modern breeding techniques, researchers in Korea have succeeded in the perilously difficult task of...

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A strong supporter of agricultural research

A strong supporter of agricultural research

January 1, 2006

In April 2005, the government of Canada launched an integrated International Policy Statement (IPS) in an attempt...

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Drumming up success

Drumming up success

September 9, 2005

Almost 90% of the 11 million hectares of rice that are planted each season in Bangladesh is...

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Dreams beyond drought

Dreams beyond drought

September 9, 2005

The headlines don’t scream at you from the front page. But their effect builds and, if you’ve...

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Successful technology adoption needs support from both farmers and governments

Successful technology adoption needs support from both farmers and governments

September 8, 2005

Involving farmers and farming communities in decisions about new agricultural technologies or management practices and allowing them...

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Does rice research reduce poverty in Asia?

Does rice research reduce poverty in Asia?

September 8, 2005

Over the past 4 decades, rice research has achieved substantial progress in developing genetically improved rice varieties...

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Paving the way forward through research

Paving the way forward through research

September 1, 2005

The driving policy and guiding principles of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) aim to...

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