Over 2000 hybrid rice lines selected for breeding programs during the 8th HRDC annual meeting Over 2000 hybrid rice lines selected for breeding programs during the 8th HRDC annual meeting April 1, 2015 A total of 2,500 breeding lines were selected by members of...Read More
Averting hunger in Ebola-hit countries Averting hunger in Ebola-hit countries April 1, 2015 April is the cruelest month,” wrote T.S. Eliot in The Waste Land. It was as if he...Read More
Rice scientists from India helping Africa Rice scientists from India helping Africa April 1, 2015 Venuprasad Ramaiah: A passion for rice genetics and breeding Like many of his classmates, Venuprasad Ramaiah was...Read More
Women in motion Women in motion April 1, 2013 A woman’s touch saves seeds Rural women are the “seed custodians” in Bangladesh. They play the primary,...Read More
Giving an edge to young African researchers Giving an edge to young African researchers November 20, 2012 It was a proud moment for three PhD students from West Africa participating in the graduation ceremony...Read More
Trouble from the sky Trouble from the sky July 19, 2012 Mrs. Aguénou from Benin might not have seen Alfred Hitchcock’s terrifying movie The Birds, which shows masses...Read More
The little machine that could The little machine that could April 12, 2012 The excitement of rice farmers in Saint-Louis, Senegal, upon seeing an appropriate engine-driven small-scale thresher from Asia...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
Quality matters Quality matters January 7, 2011 “The rice plant produces only rice seeds; it does not produce sand, stones, or other foreign materials,” ...Read More
Rice for peace Rice for peace September 21, 2010 The hills of Rwanda are once again alive with the sound of farmers singing as they harvest...Read More