Genuinely Lao Genuinely Lao April 12, 2006 In 1990, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Lao PDR) needed more food. The rice industry in particular...Read More
Back to the future Back to the future April 11, 2006 The Farming Systems Research Group at Khon Kaen University, in Thailand’s hardscrabble northeast, studies the evolution of...Read More
Claiming rice fields from wild rivers Claiming rice fields from wild rivers April 8, 2006 In the overleaf that follows, the breathtaking bird’s-eye view of the winding Alimit River in remote northeastern...Read More
A mountainous success A mountainous success January 22, 2006 Li Kan is a warm, convivial man. He welcomes guests with a genuine pleasure, shooing the dogs...Read More
Improving the sacred Improving the sacred January 11, 2006 Rice improvement efforts supported by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have recently proven their worth in...Read More
Beating blast Beating blast January 11, 2006 Combining traditional and modern breeding techniques, researchers in Korea have succeeded in the perilously difficult task of...Read More
Drumming up success Drumming up success September 9, 2005 Almost 90% of the 11 million hectares of rice that are planted each season in Bangladesh is...Read More
Dreams beyond drought Dreams beyond drought September 9, 2005 The headlines don’t scream at you from the front page. But their effect builds and, if you’ve...Read More
A dry vision A dry vision April 8, 2005 It is difficult to find an image of rice farming that is not, figuratively speaking, all wet....Read More
Farmers’ Got Talent! Farmers’ Got Talent! April 8, 2005 Cool and collected, Pak (short for an Indonesian word Bapak, which means father or mister) Darwis, a...Read More