The Thai rice mortgage scheme continues to receive a fair amount of media bashing even after completing its one-year anniversary.


The Thai rice mortgage scheme continues to receive a fair amount of media bashing even after completing its one-year anniversary.

The pursuit to rein in hunger with the development of a “cutting-edge” rice of the future has received a financial boost, and is now rolling into its second phase.
The origins of rice varieties make for appealing discussions. Here’s my take on Kasalath – whose origin remains a point of contention.
We have a team of young scientists blogging during the Global Rice Science Partnership meetings, 8-12 Oct. Join the conversation #GRISP2012!
The first thing you might be asking about in this blog is ‘how come some particular rice disease is making its way into Africa?’