Rice and the global financial crisis Rice and the global financial crisis January 26, 2009 In the October–December 2008 issue of Rice Today, I wrote an article (Rice crisis:, pages 40-41) the...Read More
Sowing the seeds of art Sowing the seeds of art January 23, 2009 Mysterious crop circles of incredible complexity that appear overnight, or a baseball park as in the 1989...Read More
Shaking the invisible hand Shaking the invisible hand October 20, 2008 Many of Thailand’s 3.7 million rice farmers are unhappy. As the producers of the world’s biggest rice...Read More
Hainanese chicken rice Hainanese chicken rice October 20, 2008 Serves 4–6 Time: 1½ hours, plus resting A classic Singaporean/Malay dish developed by immigrants from the southern...Read More
Rice crisis: the aftermath Rice crisis: the aftermath October 20, 2008 Compared with the prices of other cereals such as wheat and maize, rice prices were relatively subdued...Read More
Moving up in Ethiopia Moving up in Ethiopia October 20, 2008 Geographically, Ethiopia’s vast land area—1.12 million square kilometers—is defined by the Great Rift Valley system, which cuts...Read More
Running out of steam Running out of steam July 21, 2008 Even before the dramatic price spike in early 2008, rice prices on the world market increased every...Read More
Navigating a sea of rice Navigating a sea of rice July 18, 2008 It’s easy to think of rice as a commodity that sells itself. Demand is growing faster than...Read More
Lost in transmission Lost in transmission July 18, 2008 World market rice prices tripled between April 2007 and April 2008, with most of the increase coming...Read More
Opportunity from crisis Opportunity from crisis July 18, 2008 “Everyone to the farm,” is the new decree of President Wade of Senegal—a country that has seen...Read More