Researchers discover traditional rice varieties with strong anti-cancer properties Researchers discover traditional rice varieties with strong anti-cancer properties June 21, 2021 A new study discovered rare traditional rice varieties with the genetic basis for increased catechin and total...Read More
Women of scientific substance: Corinne Mira Marfori-Nazarea Women of scientific substance: Corinne Mira Marfori-Nazarea April 15, 2021 Corinne Mira Marfori-Nazarea is one of the scientists at IRRI working on rice biofortification. “I think our...Read More
Staple cereals remain the key to solving global hunger Staple cereals remain the key to solving global hunger February 18, 2021 Global chronic hunger has declined faster than hidden hunger thanks to large-scale food security programs around the...Read More
Capturing diversity and cultural drivers of food choice in eastern India Capturing diversity and cultural drivers of food choice in eastern India January 11, 2021 Planetary health diets are seen as the core vehicle for attaining the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals...Read More
Adding color to future rice breeding Adding color to future rice breeding March 23, 2020 In recent years, the demand for pigmented rice varieties has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity among consumers....Read More
Value chains and policy work are crucial to the adoption of Golden Rice and other biofortified genetically modified crops Value chains and policy work are crucial to the adoption of Golden Rice and other biofortified genetically modified crops September 25, 2018 After Golden Rice receives all the required approvals for food, feed, and cultivation and is found to...Read More
Improving health and nutrition through rice science Improving health and nutrition through rice science July 14, 2017 Opportunities exist to improve the nutritional content of rice varieties to solve the micronutrient-deficiency problem affecting more...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
Do rice prices affect malnutrition in the poor? Do rice prices affect malnutrition in the poor? July 13, 2006 At least 840 million people worldwide do not have enough food to meet their daily energy needs....Read More