Banking our rice knowledge Banking our rice knowledge February 8, 2009 Generating relevant and useful research solutions to agricultural problems is only halfway to improving farm productivity and...Read More
Rice on the cutting edge Rice on the cutting edge January 26, 2009 If performed correctly, the practice of planting rice by broadcasting rice seeds directly into unflooded soil offers...Read More
Giving farming a chance Giving farming a chance July 18, 2008 “Farmers are getting older and older. When they are gone, who will produce the food? Few farmers...Read More
Coping with climate change Coping with climate change July 16, 2007 As if rice farming weren’t hard enough. It is patently clear now that humans have...Read More
Fertile progress Fertile progress July 4, 2007 Nitrogen (N) is without doubt the nutrient that most limits rice production. It is typically required in...Read More
Conserving the future Conserving the future October 13, 2006 You’ve been farming for 20 years. You do things as your father did them, and his father...Read More
Drought perpetuates poverty Drought perpetuates poverty April 11, 2006 Drought is a major constraint to rice production in Asia, where at least 20% of the total...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
Successful technology adoption needs support from both farmers and governments Successful technology adoption needs support from both farmers and governments September 8, 2005 Involving farmers and farming communities in decisions about new agricultural technologies or management practices and allowing them...Read More
The game of life The game of life April 3, 2005 Imagine, for a moment, that you are a Bhutanese farmer. Farming has been in your family for...Read More