Myanmar partners produce high-yielding salinity-tolerant rice varieties Myanmar partners produce high-yielding salinity-tolerant rice varieties July 8, 2016 Sixty farmers participated in evaluating new salinity-tolerant rice varieties in a farmer’s field in Meikhtilar District, Mandalay...Read More
Women on the path to progress Women on the path to progress July 4, 2016 In India, self-help groups have made a tremendous impact on the lives of poor women in rural...Read More
New publication features water-saving technologies for Asian rice farmers New publication features water-saving technologies for Asian rice farmers July 1, 2016 MANILA, Philippines—Rice production in Asia faces a myriad of challenges including meeting the demands of an increasing...Read More
Philippine agriculture experts test newly launched rice production and monitoring website Philippine agriculture experts test newly launched rice production and monitoring website June 28, 2016 MUNTINLUPA CITY, Philippines—The Philippine Rice Information System (PRISM), a website that gathers and organizes information on rice...Read More
Crop models underestimate climate change impact on global rice production Crop models underestimate climate change impact on global rice production June 13, 2016 A paper recently published in Nature Scientific Reports contends that crop models provide inaccurate estimates of rice...Read More
Breeding rice for short- and long-term floods in Vietnam Breeding rice for short- and long-term floods in Vietnam June 1, 2016 Scientists are breeding rice varieties with submergence tolerance and stagnant flooding tolerance to help boost Vietnam’s competitive...Read More
Joint action from ASEAN, other rice-growing countries, key to managing looming food crisis Joint action from ASEAN, other rice-growing countries, key to managing looming food crisis April 14, 2016 The world may be confronted with a global food crisis similar to the 2007-08 crisis as a result...Read More
Myanmar all set to adopt climate-smart strategies in agriculture Myanmar all set to adopt climate-smart strategies in agriculture April 1, 2016 Myanmar is a Southeast Asian nation where 61% of its 53 million people depend on agriculture for...Read More
Is the global rice market headed for a repeat of the 2007-08 rice price crisis? Is the global rice market headed for a repeat of the 2007-08 rice price crisis? March 3, 2016 The 2007-08 rice price spike seems to have taken place ages ago considering the calmness in the...Read More
Finding flood-prone rice areas in West Africa Finding flood-prone rice areas in West Africa March 2, 2016 Rice, cultivated in the flood plains along the Niger River and its tributaries in Nigeria’s northern states,...Read More