USA – My Turn: If you plant rice you get rice
A story about how rice cultivation allows the development of peace.
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A story about how rice cultivation allows the development of peace.
Demand for crops such as rice, wheat and maize is set to increase by 33 percent by 2050, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) of the United Nations.
Scientists from around the world will share the latest advances in controlling two devastating rice diseases during back-to-back international conferences in Manila, Pilippines.
Rice breeders will soon be able to produce higher-yielding varieties much more quickly and under increasingly stressful conditions with DNA technology.
New research could help save lives in drought-hit parts of the world.
Since the turn of the century, Chinese scientists have embarked on a “Long March” toward more intricate understanding of the complex agronomic traits of rice.
Increasing budget for rice R&D means not just improved rice production, but also better livelihood outcomes for the Filipino farmers, said PhilRice Executive Director Eufemio T. Rasco Jr.