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From Green Super Rice to green agriculture: how rice functional genomics is leading a new revolution

From Green Super Rice to green agriculture: how rice functional genomics is leading a new revolution

September 14, 2018

The Green Super Rice project has made great progress in the past ten years using advances in...

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Hybrid rice for global food security

Hybrid rice for global food security

September 10, 2018 5

Replacing half of the rice-growing areas in the world with hybrid rice varieties with a 2 t/ha...

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Singapore helps build the next generation of rice scientists

Singapore helps build the next generation of rice scientists

September 3, 2018

The Lee Foundation Rice Scholarship Program offers South and Southeast Asians in the early stages of their...

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The role of the private sector in improving the lives of rice farmers and consumers

The role of the private sector in improving the lives of rice farmers and consumers

August 31, 2018

  It is vital for the public, private, and philanthropic sectors to coordinate their efforts to bring...

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Empowering women is key to a stronger rice sector

Empowering women is key to a stronger rice sector

August 31, 2018

New investments in rice, whether boosting production or upgrades along the value chain, will have to integrate...

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Temasek: a high-tech rice variety from Singapore

Temasek: a high-tech rice variety from Singapore

August 30, 2018 4

It may come as a surprise that the highly urbanized city-state is the birthplace of a sturdy...

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The lion and the grain

The lion and the grain

August 23, 2018

Singapore hosts stakeholders in the rice industry—researchers, producers, traders, regulators, and policymakers—to foster interaction and the advancement...

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The International Rice Congress 2018

The International Rice Congress 2018

August 23, 2018 4

The IRC provides a platform to discuss results of scientific endeavors and to set new targets for...

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IRRI Pioneer Interviews: Making a difference (Part 2)

IRRI Pioneer Interviews: Making a difference (Part 2)

August 18, 2018

Noel Magor, Nollie Vera Cruz, Roland Buresh, and J.K. Ladha boxed their papers and passed the baton...

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An app to help African rice farmers beat weeds

An app to help African rice farmers beat weeds

August 13, 2018

AfricaRice recently launched a powerful decision-support tool, called RiceAdvice-WeedManager, to help African rice farmers find the most...

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