Easing the plight of the hungry Easing the plight of the hungry April 24, 2009 In Bangladesh, hunger and poverty are part of the sad reality. Here, in one of the poorest...Read More
Asian consumption to drive markets in 2009 Asian consumption to drive markets in 2009 April 24, 2009 The global financial crisis may have slowed the consumption of various commodities, but Asian demand for grains...Read More
Scuba rice: Stemming the tide in flood-prone South Asia Scuba rice: Stemming the tide in flood-prone South Asia April 14, 2009 2 Scientists had long known an Indian rice variety, unromantically dubbed FR13A, that could handle a week or...Read More
In the Punjab—an outstanding farmer revisited In the Punjab—an outstanding farmer revisited April 14, 2009 My father, S. Ram Singh, was a progressive farmer and I would say that I inherited from...Read More
Banking our rice knowledge Banking our rice knowledge February 8, 2009 Generating relevant and useful research solutions to agricultural problems is only halfway to improving farm productivity and...Read More
Love at first site Love at first site February 3, 2009 The global food crisis of 2008 hit Asia particularly hard. The price of rice, Asia’s predominant staple...Read More
Rice on the cutting edge Rice on the cutting edge January 26, 2009 If performed correctly, the practice of planting rice by broadcasting rice seeds directly into unflooded soil offers...Read More
World Rice Commerce 2008: price volatility set to continue World Rice Commerce 2008: price volatility set to continue January 26, 2009 Sustained price volatility” was the conclusion at the 7th World Rice Commerce 2008 Conference held in Chiang...Read More
How much water does rice use? How much water does rice use? January 26, 2009 3 Many people ask the question, “How much water does it take to produce 1 kg of rice?”...Read More
More than meets your rice More than meets your rice January 26, 2009 Maybe I was hallucinating but I thought I saw a pair of socks among a sea of...Read More