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A consumer’s guide to rice A consumer’s guide to rice October 5, 2012 A long time ago, I was told, “Rice is to Asians what wine is to Europeans.” Wine...Read More
Heirloom in the mountains Heirloom in the mountains April 12, 2012 In the Philippines, the second phase of the Cordillera Highland Agricultural Resource Management Project (CHARMP2) works to...Read More
ANMI fights off a vampire insect ANMI fights off a vampire insect January 10, 2012 In 2002, the Republic of Korea (South Korea) had four major problems in rice: blast, bacterial blight,...Read More
Golden offspring Golden offspring January 9, 2012 Merle Shepard has been working for 13 years on an unusual “hobby,” as he describes the process....Read More
How a modern rice variety is bred How a modern rice variety is bred March 9, 2010 New rice varieties have revolutionized rice production around the world. Despite devastating stresses attributed to climate change,...Read More
Cold reality Cold reality March 9, 2010 Most rice farmers in Kayapa, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines, grapple with the cold every year. During the summer,...Read More