NIRS™ DS2500 Expands Capabilities at FLAR’s Rice Quality Lab
With the arrival of the NIRS ™ DS2500, we take a new leap in rice quality analyzes.
IR8: The rice variety that ignited the “Green Revolution”
Next 28 November marks 50 years since the release of the variety that allowed for a leap in rice production in Asia and set a milestone for what would be the beginning of the Green Revolution around the world: variety IR8. In 1960 the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), led by Robert Chandler…
Philippines – IR8: The miracle rice which saved millions of lives
IR8 was different. It married a tall high-yielding strain from Indonesia (PETA) with a sturdy dwarf variety from China (DGWG) with astounding results.
Mexico – Searching for a new Mexican “rice miracle”
Mexico´s 6,200 rice growers hope that the rice sector can witness a new miracle, which will not come from the Philippines this time, but from the joint efforts of a sector that believes in the future.
Tanzania – New Hybrid Rice Seed Brings Hope to Many Farmers
The hybrid rice seed from research conducted in Kenya can produce about 7 tons in one hectare of land
Canadá – Rice crops that can save farmers money and cut pollution: new research from U of T
A new University of Toronto study has identified “superstar” varieties of rice that can reduce fertilizer loss and cut down on environmental pollution in the process.
Rainwater harvesting, a succesful case rewarded by FONTAGRO
The Regional Fund for Agricultural Technology (FONTAGRO, its Spanish acronym) announced on 14 March that the case “Transforming Rain-fed to Irrigation Agriculture through Rainwater Harvesting in Nicaragua and Mexico,” submitted by the Latin American Fund for Irrigated Rice (FLAR) and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), was among the winners of the contest for innovative cases of family…
RICE YIELD MONITORING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FRAMEWORK OF THE SATREPS* PROJECT
In the framework of the exchange activities of the “Development and adoption of a low input rice production system through genetic breeding and advanced crop management technologies” project, better known as SATREPS, where the Colombian and Japanese governments are collaborating, Dr. Tadashi Chosa, presented his work on a yield monitoring system used during…
Between Joe Tohme’s science and his philosophy
He is Joseph Tohme or simply Joe, leader, mentor, and manager, and he could also even be called the scientific guru of generations of researchers that have learned beside him a particular way of making science.