East Africa: Japan sponsors rice research hub
Source: allAfrica.com06/08/2010 – Uganda hopes to become the region’s leader in rice research with the opening later this year of a US$6 million centre at its crop research institute.
AFP – Global warming threatens Asian rice production: study
Source: AFP09/08/2010 – Even modest rises in global temperatures will drive down rice production in Asia, the world’s biggest grower of the cereal grain that millions of poor people depend on as a staple food, a study published Monday warned.
Guyana – Rice farmers get paddy bug warning
Source: Stabroek news09/08/2010 – Just over a week ago an increase in paddy bug presence was noticed in the Black Bush Polder area and farmers are being warned about a possible infestation, General Secretary of the Guyana Rice Producers’ Association (GRPA) Dharamkumar Seeraj says.