Adding value to Africa’s rice Adding value to Africa’s rice October 15, 2014 About one-third of the food produced in the world never reaches our plates. Not only is this...Read More
A game changer in Africa’s rice agronomy A game changer in Africa’s rice agronomy July 1, 2014 It is difficult for colleagues to believe that once upon a time Kazuki Saito, an agronomist at Africa...Read More
Reducing pesticide use in Asia’s rice fields: the job is far from finished Reducing pesticide use in Asia’s rice fields: the job is far from finished January 1, 2014 For more than 25 years, Kong Luen “K.L.” Heong worked at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)...Read More
Vietnam turns back a tsunami of pesticides Vietnam turns back a tsunami of pesticides January 1, 2014 For years, the entomologists at Vietnam’s Southern Regional Plant Protection Center in Long Dinh had tried to...Read More
Mapping the crop of the future Mapping the crop of the future October 1, 2013 C4 plants such as maize and sorghum have more efficient photosynthesis than C3 plants. The photosynthesis in...Read More
The rice sector needs a survival strategy The rice sector needs a survival strategy April 1, 2013 In the middle of the 19th century, rice was the economic backbone of Japanese society. Hierarchical ranks...Read More
Food security and fertilizer Food security and fertilizer January 26, 2009 Food security is back on the global agenda. With the recent food crisis, public attention has returned...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
Management made easy Management made easy October 18, 2008 The largest expense for rice farming after labor is typically the purchase of fertilizers. Fertilizer prices have...Read More
Balancing fertilizer use and profit Balancing fertilizer use and profit January 4, 2008 As fertilizer prices increase, research and extension often send farmers a message of “reduce fertilizer use to...Read More