Daily Archives: March 15, 2013

Philippines – PH to import 187,000 tons of rice as buffer stock

Source: Business Inquirer15/03/2013 – The Philippines is set to import 187,000 metric tons of rice as buffer stock for this year’s lean season, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said on Thursday.

Liberia – Rice Development Hub identified in Liberia

Source: All Africa14/03/2013 – The Ministry of Agriculture through its Implementing Partners, Africa Rice Center (Africa Rice) and The Central Agriculture Research Institute, CARI has identified the Foya Region in Lofa County and the Bong Mines Region in Bong County as locations for the building of two of the several rice development hubs expected to…

Whole genome sequencing of wild rice reveals the mechanisms underlying oryza genome evolution

Source: Phys.org13/03/2013 – In a collaborative study published online today in Nature Communications, researchers from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, BGI-Shenzhen, and University of Arizona have completed the genome sequencing of wild rice Oryza brachyantha. This work provides new insights for researchers to understand the function and evolution of Oryza…