green revolution

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...

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Do lower rice prices help the poor?

Do lower rice prices help the poor?

April 3, 2005

The price of rice has consistently fallen over the last 40 years. Since the beginnings of the...

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Ups and downs: private-sector investment in rice research

Ups and downs: private-sector investment in rice research

April 3, 2005

Rice is, arguably, the world’s most important food crop. In spite of this prominence, the private sector...

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Reason to cheer

Reason to cheer

October 24, 2004

An American leads 3,000 Bangladeshi farmers in a rising Thai victory chant: “Chai yo! Chai YO! CHAI...

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Specific benefits

Specific benefits

October 24, 2004

The nutrients a rice plant requires for growth and sustenance come mainly from soil, crop residues and...

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Saving labor

Saving labor

October 2, 2004

Living standards can rise only as workers become steadily more productive. For rice farming, improving productivity means...

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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...

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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...

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The whole way

The whole way

July 24, 2004

The environment will always feel the impact of agriculture, not least of rice farming. Rice is the...

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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...

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