On the front lines On the front lines May 7, 2010 Climate change is on the agenda of many agricultural organizations and experts are drafting battle plans on...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
IRRI in Thailand IRRI in Thailand May 7, 2010 The International Rice Research Institute has had a longstanding relationship with Thailand. The first formal link was...Read More
A juggling act: gender barriers and molecular maps A juggling act: gender barriers and molecular maps April 26, 2010 Finding meaningful work in the developing world with rice I ended up at IRRI in a quite...Read More
The global rice market: Where is it going? The global rice market: Where is it going? April 14, 2010 Global rice prices started moving upward in November 2009 after months of steadily declining since reaching their...Read More
Pockets of gold Pockets of gold April 7, 2010 On the Danyi plateau in Togo, villagers still bless newly-wed couples by sprinkling rice grains over their...Read More
The global rice market pauses The global rice market pauses March 15, 2010 For the first time since the crisis in late 2007, new uncertainties plague the global rice market....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
Drowned harvest Drowned harvest March 14, 2010 It certainly looks like climate change at work. The deluge inundated areas that had not flooded in...Read More
Myanmar: One year after a devastating cyclone, a bitter harvest Myanmar: One year after a devastating cyclone, a bitter harvest March 14, 2010 During the night of 2 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis barreled across Myanmar’s Ayeyarwady delta, flattening homes and...Read More