Global watch: Asia and the Americas Global watch: Asia and the Americas July 1, 2012 In the Americas, farmers are expected to continue to move away from rice because of better returns...Read More
Global population versus food production Global population versus food production October 5, 2011 According to recent estimates by the United Nations, the world population will reach 7 billion in October...Read More
Asia pushes for sustainable food security Asia pushes for sustainable food security January 7, 2011 The Asia Society and the International Rice Research Institute task force report, Never an Empty Bowl: Sustaining...Read More
Ensuring enough rice for future generations Ensuring enough rice for future generations October 1, 2010 On 27 September 2010 in New York City, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Asia Society,...Read More
Catching the rains Catching the rains July 2, 2010 The successive articles Catching the rains, Pressure in the South, and Shift to rice? focus on rice...Read More
Can organic agriculture feed Asia? Can organic agriculture feed Asia? October 20, 2008 Rising fertilizer prices and misperceptions about environmental degradation in intensive agriculture have stimulated claims that so-called “low-input”...Read More
Hungry for knowledge Hungry for knowledge April 21, 2008 Travel from the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka to the district of Rangpur in the country’s northwest takes...Read More
Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: rice in numbers Asia and sub-Saharan Africa: rice in numbers October 13, 2006 This issue’s Rice facts presents some key information on the rice situation in Asia and selected rice-producing...Read More
Does rice research reduce poverty in Asia? Does rice research reduce poverty in Asia? September 8, 2005 Over the past 4 decades, rice research has achieved substantial progress in developing genetically improved rice varieties...Read More
Specific benefits Specific benefits October 24, 2004 The nutrients a rice plant requires for growth and sustenance come mainly from soil, crop residues and...Read More