Mapping opportunities to increase productivity in coastal Bangladesh Mapping opportunities to increase productivity in coastal Bangladesh April 1, 2014 In the coastal polder zone of Bangladesh, satisfying food demand and improving the livelihoods of about 8...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
A shock wave from global cereal price spikes? A shock wave from global cereal price spikes? April 1, 2013 Three major cereal price spikes hit world markets in the past few years, one in 2007-08, another...Read More
Grain power Grain power January 10, 2010 “The next agricultural revolution will be driven by advances in plant genetics.” This was the reverberating message...Read More
Easing the plight of the hungry Easing the plight of the hungry April 24, 2009 In Bangladesh, hunger and poverty are part of the sad reality. Here, in one of the poorest...Read More
Drought perpetuates poverty Drought perpetuates poverty April 11, 2006 Drought is a major constraint to rice production in Asia, where at least 20% of the total...Read More
Rice in Africa Rice in Africa January 22, 2006 Africa is labeled as a “poverty continent.” While respectable progress has been made in reducing poverty in...Read More
Does rice research reduce poverty in Asia? Does rice research reduce poverty in Asia? September 8, 2005 Over the past 4 decades, rice research has achieved substantial progress in developing genetically improved rice varieties...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