Let’s promote brown rice to combat hidden hunger Let’s promote brown rice to combat hidden hunger January 18, 2004 Agricultural advances in the past 3 decades have made remarkable progress in providing affordable cereals to most...Read More
The truth about jasmine rice The truth about jasmine rice October 25, 2003 A simmering controversy boiled over a couple years ago when newspaper articles accused American plant breeders of...Read More
Multiple strategies assure impact Multiple strategies assure impact October 16, 2003 The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) believes that meeting three fundamental needs of developing nations...Read More
The monoculture myth The monoculture myth October 15, 2003 Almost everyone acknowledges that the Green Revolution has substantially increased the yield and supply of cereals in...Read More
Looking up in Laos Looking up in Laos April 24, 2003 Phath Kantannam and her husband, Mai Khong, started their garden a little more than two years ago....Read More
Organized free for all Organized free for all April 24, 2003 It was one of those magic moments when Rajat M. Nag wished he had a camera. Bubbling...Read More
Fight poverty where it lives Fight poverty where it lives April 14, 2003 The most recent World Food Summit, in 1996, set the target of halving by 2015 the number...Read More
Biotech won’t soon replace “conventional” breeding Biotech won’t soon replace “conventional” breeding April 14, 2003 A defining moment in the history of biology was the elucidation of the laws of genetics by...Read More
Sowing peace in South Asia Sowing peace in South Asia September 24, 2002 Rice and wheat are traditionally planted in rotation in eastern Afghanistan, as they are on much of...Read More
Spreading the word Spreading the word September 24, 2002 India is a world away from Indiana, and none would mistake Sister Sajita Isaac for Johnny Appleseed....Read More