Illuminating the gap Illuminating the gap August 21, 2008 The publication in 2005 of the rice genome—the sum total of genetic information in the rice plant,...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
Giving farming a chance Giving farming a chance July 18, 2008 “Farmers are getting older and older. When they are gone, who will produce the food? Few farmers...Read More
A lesson from nineteenth-century naturalists A lesson from nineteenth-century naturalists July 18, 2008 As we grapple with the world rice crisis, I think of Alexander Humboldt, Henry Bates, Alfred Russel...Read More
The price of rice in Madagascar The price of rice in Madagascar July 18, 2008 Percentage of households buying rice, at any time of the year 2007, in communes of Madagascar. Rice...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
After the storm After the storm April 21, 2008 In the aftermath of Cyclone Sidr, the rice farmers of southern Bangladesh are struggling to get back...Read More
The big squeeze The big squeeze April 21, 2008 In 1998, the farming community of Canarem, 120 kilometers north of Manila in the Philippine province of...Read More