IR8, world’s first high-yielding rice, turns 50

SeedQuest

November 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of IR8; the world’s first high-yielding rice variety and the first rice variety released by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Read more

Develop rice varieties to cope with climate change: Swaminathan

India Today

New Delhi, Nov 21 (PTI) Stating that rice is going to be the future crop and the "food security savior", renowned agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan today said there is no time for scientists to relax but develop varieties that can better adapt to climate change and boost rice yields. Read more

Develop rice varieties to cope with climate change: M S Swaminathan

Business Standard

Stating that rice is going to be the future crop and the "food security saviour", renowned agriculture scientist M S Swaminathan on Monday said there is no time for scientists to relax but develop varieties that can better adapt to climate change and boost rice yields. Read more

The rice that changed the world

The Hindu

In 1967, when a 29-year-old N. Subba Rao sowed a semidwarf variety of rice in over 2,000 hectares in Atchanta, West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh, he wouldn't have thought he would be part of a revolution in rice cultivation. Read more