Philippines: IRRI conducts laser leveling training to make rice farming more climate-friendly Philippines: IRRI conducts laser leveling training to make rice farming more climate-friendly May 26, 2015 Twelve participants (10 male, 2 female) from India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and the Philippines underwent a rigorous...Read More
Myanmar: IRRI provides expertise to extension training on postharvest management Myanmar: IRRI provides expertise to extension training on postharvest management February 26, 2015 The Central Agricultural Research and Training Center of the Department of Agriculture (DOA) conducted a Postharvest Management...Read More
Myanmar: Learning Alliance trains more farmers on rice quality and marketing Myanmar: Learning Alliance trains more farmers on rice quality and marketing February 25, 2015 The Postharvest Learning Alliance (LA) conducted a second joint meeting...Read More
Women who moved mountains Women who moved mountains October 1, 2014 The jostling streams and golden patches that paint the scenery tucked deep in the crevices of the...Read More
The little machine that could The little machine that could April 12, 2012 The excitement of rice farmers in Saint-Louis, Senegal, upon seeing an appropriate engine-driven small-scale thresher from Asia...Read More
Grain gains Grain gains March 14, 2010 At a time when the world food supply continues to be outpaced by a growing population...Read More
Uganda’s rice revolution Uganda’s rice revolution July 27, 2009 Compared with other West African countries such as Mali and Senegal, which have been growing rice for...Read More
Moving up in Ethiopia Moving up in Ethiopia October 20, 2008 Geographically, Ethiopia’s vast land area—1.12 million square kilometers—is defined by the Great Rift Valley system, which cuts...Read More
Of rice and rats Of rice and rats July 16, 2007 “Nature has sent the rats to our homesteads by thousands, and farmers are being eaten off the...Read More