50 years of rice breeding in Bangladesh: Genetic yield trends 50 years of rice breeding in Bangladesh: Genetic yield trends February 7, 2023 by Niaz Md. Farhat Rahman, Waqas Ahmed Malik, Md. Shahjahan Kabir, et al In rice, there has...Read More
The Central Luzon Loop Survey: Rice farming in the Philippines from 1966 to 2021 The Central Luzon Loop Survey: Rice farming in the Philippines from 1966 to 2021 January 30, 2023 by Kei Kajisa, Piedad Moya, and Fe Gascon The Central Luzon Loop Survey in the Philippines (the...Read More
Agricultural Development in Asia and Africa: Essays in Honor of Keijiro Otsuka Agricultural Development in Asia and Africa: Essays in Honor of Keijiro Otsuka December 13, 2022 by Jonna P. Estudillo, Yoko Kijima, Tetsushi Sonobe (editors) This volume is a compilation of essays written...Read More
TAR VATTAR DSR: An eco-friendly weed-control and water-conservation technology for direct-seeded rice TAR VATTAR DSR: An eco-friendly weed-control and water-conservation technology for direct-seeded rice August 5, 2022 2 Compared to the high cost of labor and inputs for the transplanted rice cropping system, the improved...Read More
Southeast Asia must narrow down the yield gap to continue to be a major rice bowl Southeast Asia must narrow down the yield gap to continue to be a major rice bowl March 30, 2022 The importance of maintaining the capacity of Southeast Asia to produce a large rice surplus goes beyond...Read More
Improving nitrogen-use efficiency: A key for sustainable rice production systems Improving nitrogen-use efficiency: A key for sustainable rice production systems December 20, 2021 The orientation of producing more food, associated with fertilizer overuse, particularly nitrogen (N), has caused a deterioration...Read More
The importance of maintenance breeding: A case study of the first miracle rice variety-IR8 The importance of maintenance breeding: A case study of the first miracle rice variety-IR8 November 28, 2020 The 2010 study examined the decreasing grain yield of IR8, which was the first modern rice variety...Read More
Changing the world with seeds: The breeding history of IR8 Changing the world with seeds: The breeding history of IR8 November 15, 2020 4 In the 1950s, Asia is on the brink of famine. Food is scarce and millions of people...Read More
Rural women in Myanmar reap the benefits of sustainable rice farming practices Rural women in Myanmar reap the benefits of sustainable rice farming practices August 3, 2020 A study on the impact of sustainable rice farming on rural women in Myanmar revealed that smallholder...Read More
Farmers’ participation is key to faster rice varietal replacement in Odisha Farmers’ participation is key to faster rice varietal replacement in Odisha June 29, 2020 There are several reasons for low varietal replacement rates. These include the lack of extension services and...Read More