rice science

Does rice research reduce poverty in Asia?

Does rice research reduce poverty in Asia?

September 8, 2005

Over the past 4 decades, rice research has achieved substantial progress in developing genetically improved rice varieties...

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Paving the way forward through research

Paving the way forward through research

September 1, 2005

The driving policy and guiding principles of the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) aim to...

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The year that put rice back on the map

The year that put rice back on the map

April 24, 2005

The International Year of Rice has come and gone. The United Nations declared the rice year to...

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A dry vision

A dry vision

April 8, 2005

It is difficult to find an image of rice farming that is not, figuratively speaking, all wet....

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Farmers’ Got Talent!

Farmers’ Got Talent!

April 8, 2005

Cool and collected, Pak (short for an Indonesian word Bapak, which means father or mister) Darwis, a...

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Intensify to diversify

Intensify to diversify

April 7, 2005

Every year since 1995, Cambodia has produced a rice surplus. It is an impressive record given the...

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The game of life

The game of life

April 3, 2005

Imagine, for a moment, that you are a Bhutanese farmer. Farming has been in your family for...

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Do lower rice prices help the poor?

Do lower rice prices help the poor?

April 3, 2005

The price of rice has consistently fallen over the last 40 years. Since the beginnings of the...

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Ups and downs: private-sector investment in rice research

Ups and downs: private-sector investment in rice research

April 3, 2005

Rice is, arguably, the world’s most important food crop. In spite of this prominence, the private sector...

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Reason to cheer

Reason to cheer

October 24, 2004

An American leads 3,000 Bangladeshi farmers in a rising Thai victory chant: “Chai yo! Chai YO! CHAI...

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