France recognizes Chinese “father of hybrid rice”
Source: People’s Daily Online24/03/2010 – Yuan Longping, “the father of hybrid rice,” accepted a French medal in recognition of his achievements in hybrid rice research on March 23.
Rwanda: Nation suitable for upland rice
Source: allAfrica.com23/03/2010 – Chinese upland rice referred to as ‘golden Mountain No.1’ has proved suitable to be produced on Rwanda’s uplands, an official has said.
WFP buys local rice from Ghanaian farmers
Source: GNA24/03/2010 – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) on Wednesday said it had purchased 1,433 metric tons of Ghanaian rice worth 780,000 dollars as part of its growing trend of purchasing locally to benefit farmers.
Southern rice and Haitian hunger
Source: ISS24/03/2010 – As in so many countries throughout the world, an important staple of the Haitian diet is rice, first brought by slaves from West Africa and cultivated on the Caribbean island nation for hundreds of years.
New test to help Uruguayan rice farmers
Source: UPI.com24/03/2010 – U.S. scientists say they are developing a simple water test for use by Uruguayan rice farmers that indicates whether it’s safe to drain flooded rice fields. University of California-Davis researchers said they’re helping Uruguayan scientists create the test that checks for the herbicide clomazone, which is used on 78 percent of Uruguay’s…