Philippines can be self-sufficient in rice, but… Philippines can be self-sufficient in rice, but… April 21, 2010 As part of IRRI’s 50th anniversary celebrations, three speakers from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and...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
A sunburned grain A sunburned grain April 8, 2010 Reporting the impact of an 8-year drought on rice production is a strange caper, I thought, as...Read More
Learning lessons from the HRDC Learning lessons from the HRDC April 7, 2010 The Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC) was established at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in 2008...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
Adapting to change Adapting to change March 21, 2010 For Glégnon Codjo, a smallholder ricefarmer in Benin, climate change is not a matter of debate. It...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
When rats attack When rats attack March 15, 2010 A famine broke out in India’s northeastern state of Mizoram in 1958-59. It reportedly took more than...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