Why invest in optimizing water use in rice farming? Why invest in optimizing water use in rice farming? December 8, 2016 Water use in rice farming needs to be optimized to improve water availability for urban needs.Read More
Rice against the tide Rice against the tide August 12, 2015 A new breed of rice is helping Filipino farmers in Bohol cope with seawater encroaching on their...Read More
High science and smart policies will alleviate hunger and poverty High science and smart policies will alleviate hunger and poverty July 24, 2015 Science-based improvements in agricultural technology have contributed significantly—across two Green Revolutions—to alleviating hunger and poverty in most...Read More
Averting hunger in Ebola-hit countries Averting hunger in Ebola-hit countries April 1, 2015 April is the cruelest month,” wrote T.S. Eliot in The Waste Land. It was as if he...Read More
How to support smallholder farmers throughout the world How to support smallholder farmers throughout the world January 1, 2014 Today, the world’s population is growing faster than ever before and humankind faces an enormous task of...Read More
The International Year of Family Farming and its relevance to rice production The International Year of Family Farming and its relevance to rice production January 1, 2014 The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations has declared 2014 as the International Year of...Read More
A legion of heroes A legion of heroes October 1, 2013 World Food Prize laureates Hank Beachell, Gurdev Khush, Yuan Long Ping, and Monty Jones have made their marks...Read More
Rice nutrition and quality: getting to the truth Rice nutrition and quality: getting to the truth July 1, 2013 July is National Nutrition Month every year in the Philippines. This year’s theme is Together we can...Read More
The state of play: genetically modified rice The state of play: genetically modified rice January 1, 2013 People often argue passionately for or against genetically modified (GM) crops. Rice Today’s aim here is not...Read More
The global rice crisis hurts South Asia’s poor The global rice crisis hurts South Asia’s poor May 7, 2010 We all know what happened to the rice market in late 2007 and early 2008. Within 6...Read More