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Rice to the tiller

Rice to the tiller

July 24, 2004

Perhaps surprisingly, farmers do not perform most of the labor on rice farms in South and Southeast...

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Agronomic UFOs waste valuable scientific resources

Agronomic UFOs waste valuable scientific resources

July 23, 2004

Discussion of the system of rice intensification (SRI) is unfortunate because it implies SRI merits serious consideration....

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System of rice intensification responds to 21st century needs

System of rice intensification responds to 21st century needs

July 23, 2004

The system of rice intensification (SRI) was developed in Madagascar 20 years ago by Fr. Henri de...

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Fear and loathing drive needless insecticide use

Fear and loathing drive needless insecticide use

April 22, 2004

Rice farmers, like most people, instinctively abhor bugs, especially in their fields. This makes them easy targets...

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Cooperating for peace

Cooperating for peace

January 21, 2004

Former German Chancellor Willy Brandt once described development aid as “the peace policy of the 21st century.”...

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Trading up

Trading up

January 18, 2004

The world food crisis of 1973-75 continues to shape the attitude of Asian policymakers toward food security....

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Let’s promote brown rice to combat hidden hunger

Let’s promote brown rice to combat hidden hunger

January 18, 2004

Agricultural advances in the past 3 decades have made remarkable progress in providing affordable cereals to most...

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The truth about jasmine rice

The truth about jasmine rice

October 25, 2003

A simmering controversy boiled over a couple years ago when newspaper articles accused American plant breeders of...

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Multiple strategies assure impact

Multiple strategies assure impact

October 16, 2003

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) believes that meeting three fundamental needs of developing nations...

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The monoculture myth

The monoculture myth

October 15, 2003

Almost everyone acknowledges that the Green Revolution has substantially increased the yield and supply of cereals in...

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