Kiping the faith Kiping the faith April 1, 2011 In the Philippines, a country with 1,001 fiestas, town celebrations tend to become indistinguishable from one another....Read More
The hand that rocks the thresher The hand that rocks the thresher April 1, 2011 “Yes!” was the answer of women participants in a leadership training course when the facilitator asked them,...Read More
Farmers get their groove back Farmers get their groove back April 1, 2011 Consumers in Tamil Nadu, a predominantly rice-growing state in India, who preferred millet grains, particularly finger millet,...Read More
Making dreams come true Making dreams come true April 1, 2011 “My story of going into agriculture is like an irony of ironies,” Shaobing Peng recalls. “In 1979,...Read More
Bridging the gap Bridging the gap April 1, 2011 In 1997, as a reaction to the growing concerns of consumers, British food retailers working with supermarkets...Read More
IRRI in Indonesia IRRI in Indonesia April 1, 2011 From being a heavy rice importer in the 1970s, Indonesia today is the third-largest rice producer in...Read More
The pillars of Africa’s agriculture The pillars of Africa’s agriculture April 1, 2011 “When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.” Nowhere is this saying more true than in...Read More
Greener rice Greener rice February 7, 2011 Fears of food shortages following the rice crisis in 2007 and 2008 have prompted a dramatic shift...Read More
Volatile markets, cautious traders Volatile markets, cautious traders January 26, 2011 New risk elements and climate change dominated the proceedings of The Rice Trader’s (TRT) second World Rice...Read More
Blueprint for a greener revolution Blueprint for a greener revolution January 13, 2011 One finger cannot lift a pebble,” says an African proverb. The significance of working together cannot be...Read More