Sacks of imported rice from Vietnam being unloaded off a ship at Manila, the Philippines.


Sacks of imported rice from Vietnam being unloaded off a ship at Manila, the Philippines.

Farmers in Burundi will soon sow the seeds of hard work and international cooperation with the release of two new rice varieties set to boost rice production.

GRiSP Director Achim Dobermann provides updates on GRiSP activities in 2011.

Farmers in drought-prone Bangladesh can now look forward to a more bountiful rice harvest despite dry conditions, with the release of two new drought-tolerant rice varieties.

Rice breeding delivers US$1.46 billion worth of rice a year to SE Asian rice farmers.