A legacy of genius A legacy of genius January 10, 2010 Before C4 rice even made it to the drawing board, John Sheehy was already quite famous among...Read More
100 years of rice research 100 years of rice research November 15, 2009 “The world is experiencing three simultaneous revolutions: in molecular biology and genetics, in computational power and storage...Read More
Never an empty bowl Never an empty bowl November 15, 2009 The Council of Ministers of the 23 member countries of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) hailed the...Read More
Michael Gale Michael Gale November 14, 2009 On 18 July 2009, we lost our dear friend, Dr. Michael Gale, who passed away in Norwich,...Read More
Challenges for IRRI: a cross-section of opinions Challenges for IRRI: a cross-section of opinions July 27, 2009 Randy Barker, IRRI agricultural economist and head, Economics Department, 1966-78; acting head, Social Sciences Division, 2007-08 When...Read More
In the Punjab—an outstanding farmer revisited In the Punjab—an outstanding farmer revisited April 14, 2009 My father, S. Ram Singh, was a progressive farmer and I would say that I inherited from...Read More
Love at first site Love at first site February 3, 2009 The global food crisis of 2008 hit Asia particularly hard. The price of rice, Asia’s predominant staple...Read More
Dedicated scientists—a child’s inspiration Dedicated scientists—a child’s inspiration January 24, 2009 During my stay at IRRI, I really grew up. Coming from India Tamil Nadu Agricultural University where...Read More
Rice in the dragon shadow: China 1976 Rice in the dragon shadow: China 1976 January 1, 2009 The first person-to-person contact between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and China occurred in 1974. On...Read More
Reflections of a rice widow Reflections of a rice widow April 1, 2008 Carolyn Moomaw Wilhelm and her late husband, James (“Jim”) Curtis Moomaw, arrived at International Rice Research Institute...Read More