El arroz "milagroso" que atajó parte del hambre en Asia (Spanish)

Agencia EFE

Hace medio siglo se lanzó en Filipinas una variedad de arroz de pequeño tamaño y alto rendimiento que ayudó a sacar a millones de personas del hambre y la pobreza en Asia dentro de la conocida como "Revolución Verde". Read more

Innovations ratchet up

China Daily

Global rice production has increased enormously over the past few decades, improving the world’s food security. Read more

Producers face problem of abundance

China Daily

Export rice prices at the end of 2016 are close to decade lows, driven down by bumper crops, slow growth in demand, and new players entering the market pushing up supply. Read more

Grain overflow

China Daily

In Vietnam, rice warehouses are enormous hangars where tightly packed 50-kilogram bags of rice are stacked higher than most workers’ heads in preparation for domestic or international distribution. Read more

IRRI’s golden anniversary: a tribute

Manila Standard

IRRI has done remarkable work on the world’s most widely consumed cereal and I don’t want its golden anniversary to pass into history without contributing a little tribute to the many that it has received since July, the month in 1966 when it was founded. Read more

‘Miracle’ of rice science turns gold

Philippine Daily Inquirer

As the world marks five decades of IR8, the miracle rice variety developed in the Philippines and which helped avert a global food crisis in the 1960s, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) wants to build on gains with climate-smart varieties and other new rice technologies to face future threats of shortages. Read more

Rice that rooted out hunger in Asia regarded as miracle strain

Latin American Herald Tribune

Half a century ago, a short-grain and high-yielding rice made its debut in the Philippines and helped lift millions of people out of hunger and poverty in Asia during the “Green Revolution.” Read more