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
Biotech won’t soon replace “conventional” breeding Biotech won’t soon replace “conventional” breeding April 14, 2003 A defining moment in the history of biology was the elucidation of the laws of genetics by...Read More
The cereal of the world’s poor takes center stage The cereal of the world’s poor takes center stage September 24, 2002 The milestone publication in the 5 April 2002 issue of Science (Vol. 296) of not one, but...Read More
Lessons learned in the long term Lessons learned in the long term September 10, 2002 The most intensively cropped experimental site in Asia began four decades ago largely as a demonstration plot...Read More
Essential food for the poor Essential food for the poor September 9, 2002 Approximately 70% of the world’s 1.3 billion poor people live in Asia, where rice is the staple...Read More
Food security as economic stimulus Food security as economic stimulus April 9, 2002 In the years following World War II, there was growing concern about the food problem in Asia....Read More
The 2nd Green Revolution The 2nd Green Revolution April 8, 2002 The first Green Revolution substantially increased rice production in the Philippines, using a package of new seeds,...Read More