The new green revolution: A bigger rice bowl The new green revolution: A bigger rice bowl December 1, 2014 A seed of rice that could transform the developing world saved Asha Ram Pal’s farm in the...Read More
IRRI’s new breeding factory IRRI’s new breeding factory December 1, 2014 The road toward global food security is not without challenges. The population will balloon to 9 billion...Read More
Reassessing Japan’s development assistance Reassessing Japan’s development assistance December 1, 2014 What country is a major salmon producer and exporter to Japan? The answer is Chile. And what...Read More
Extreme poverty in decline, but much more to do Extreme poverty in decline, but much more to do October 15, 2014 As pointed out in this issue’s Grain of Truth by eminent economists from the Food and Agriculture Organization...Read More
Women rising Women rising October 15, 2014 In Asia, women are an indispensable part of rice farming. Their roles are somewhat dictated by farming...Read More
Rice on the move Rice on the move October 15, 2014 Understanding and visualizing trends in rice-producing countries is a major task of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS)...Read More
Adding value to Africa’s rice Adding value to Africa’s rice October 15, 2014 About one-third of the food produced in the world never reaches our plates. Not only is this...Read More
Rice in the shadow of skyscrapers: Policy choices in East and Southeast Asia Rice in the shadow of skyscrapers: Policy choices in East and Southeast Asia October 1, 2014 During the past few decades, Asia has experienced a period of rapid economic growth that benefited many...Read More
Fire for rice: The origin of Ifugao Tinawon Fire for rice: The origin of Ifugao Tinawon October 1, 2014 There once lived two young brothers, Wigan and Kabigat, who lived with their father, Pudol, in Kayng,...Read More
Fried Ominio rice à la Purple Yam Fried Ominio rice à la Purple Yam October 1, 2014 The Purple Yam is a restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, founded in 2009 by me and chef...Read More