Saving labor Saving labor October 2, 2004 Living standards can rise only as workers become steadily more productive. For rice farming, improving productivity means...Read More
Biopirates or pioneering conservationists? Biopirates or pioneering conservationists? October 1, 2004 The genebanks of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) are often portrayed in the popular...Read More
Agricultural research investments pay Agricultural research investments pay July 24, 2004 The Asian Development Bank is dedicated to reducing poverty and improving people’s welfare. The 63-member ADB pursues...Read More
Pinning down rural poverty Pinning down rural poverty July 24, 2004 Inequities in living standards limit the prospects for political stability and economic health wherever they occur. The...Read More
Rice to the tiller Rice to the tiller July 24, 2004 Perhaps surprisingly, farmers do not perform most of the labor on rice farms in South and Southeast...Read More
Agronomic UFOs waste valuable scientific resources Agronomic UFOs waste valuable scientific resources July 23, 2004 Discussion of the system of rice intensification (SRI) is unfortunate because it implies SRI merits serious consideration....Read More
System of rice intensification responds to 21st century needs System of rice intensification responds to 21st century needs July 23, 2004 The system of rice intensification (SRI) was developed in Madagascar 20 years ago by Fr. Henri de...Read More
Fear and loathing drive needless insecticide use Fear and loathing drive needless insecticide use April 22, 2004 Rice farmers, like most people, instinctively abhor bugs, especially in their fields. This makes them easy targets...Read More
Cooperating for peace Cooperating for peace January 21, 2004 Former German Chancellor Willy Brandt once described development aid as “the peace policy of the 21st century.”...Read More
Trading up Trading up January 18, 2004 The world food crisis of 1973-75 continues to shape the attitude of Asian policymakers toward food security....Read More