Where rice pests and diseases do the most damage Where rice pests and diseases do the most damage October 1, 2012 In a study conducted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), it was found that, on average,...Read More
SRI: An evolving learning alliance SRI: An evolving learning alliance October 1, 2012 Recently, quite a number of stories have been in the media about what has been called a...Read More
Eyes on the prize Eyes on the prize September 19, 2012 Rice farmers all over the world are using new and improved technologies. And, to some degree, these technologies...Read More
Underground solution to starving rice plants Underground solution to starving rice plants August 22, 2012 Scientists have pinpointed a gene that enables rice plants to produce around 20% more grain by increasing...Read More
Weeding out a rice impostor Weeding out a rice impostor July 20, 2012 For many years, rice has been an important part of Sri Lankan culture and it is also...Read More
Thiebou dieune: Senegal’s rice and fish dish Thiebou dieune: Senegal’s rice and fish dish July 19, 2012 Among the rice dishes prepared in Senegal, a country situated in West Africa, the most popular is...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
Rice feels the heat Rice feels the heat July 18, 2012 Rice thrives in hot and dry to humid climates. However, extreme heat episodes can irreversibly damage rice...Read More
IRRI in Cambodia IRRI in Cambodia July 18, 2012 Cambodia’s resurgence in the 1990s, following a couple of troubling decades of war and internal strife, was a...Read More
Cosmic rice Cosmic rice July 18, 2012 In southern Travancore, Kerala State in India, many ancestral homes are located close to large stretches of...Read More