2008-09 - IRRI in the News:
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The global food crisis: the end of plenty
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India: Two new rice varieties for flood prone area farmers of Orissa (23 May
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Drain rice fields to cut methane, say scientists
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India: New rice varieties defy floods (21 May 09)
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln plant breeder
chosen for IRRI Board (9 May 09)
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Myanmar: One year after a devastating cyclone, a bitter harvest
(subscription only; 8 May 09) |
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USA: Interns continue hunger fight (3 May 09) |
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Arbeit am Aerobic-Reis (German; 21 April 09) |
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World needs extra 10 mln tons rice for stable market: IRRI (14 April 09) |
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Global rice trade to slow amid recession
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GM rice yields 50% more harvest even with less fertilizer and water use (9
April 09) |
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Iowa, USA: Senior earns coveted World Food Prize
internship to IRRI (1 April 09)
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Dr. Borlaug expresses pleasure for Monsanto support for International
Scholars (31 March 09) |
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How global warming threatens millions in Bangladesh (26 March 09) |
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Monsanto Company commits $10 million to rice and wheat research program (25
March 09) |
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Rice demand growth may top expansion in output amid recession (20 March 09)
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India: CRRI develops new rice variety
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Pressure off rice market, but problems remain
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A new way to make supper: about C4 rice
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Philippines: E-Learning center tapped for extension computer literacy course
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Dr. Gurdev Singh Khush, the hero of Green Revolution (28 February 09) |
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Asia Society and Oxfam America host second debate on the Global Food Crisis
(20 February 09)
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Gates Foundation says no to infectious disease and hunger (14 February 09) |
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riz OGM dans notre assiette? (10 February 09) |
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India: IRRI shows keen interest in Happy Seeder of PAU (3 February 09) |
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Plant research could help feed the world
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February 09) |
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Sri Lanka: New high yielding rice ensures self sufficiency and protection
technology
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Fighting hunger with flood-tolerant rice
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IRRI inks rice research pact with India
(21 January 09) |
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Indonesia: Jakarta sows seeds for rice self-sufficiency (21 January 09) |
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Growing crops after disasters: Fiji and Cambodia (15 January 09) |
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New Zealand likely to be hit by rice price rise
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Flood-resistant rice: a miracle for Bangladesh (podcast; 9 January 09) |
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Rice prices may rise on tight credit, demand -IRRI (9 January 09) |
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Rice institute seeks to boost South Asia crop yields (7 January 09) |
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Food crunch opens doors to bio-engineered crops (2 January 09) |
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Rainy-day rice: Asian farmers get a disaster-proof version of an essential
crop (18 December 08) |
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IBM and Volunteers Using Computers to Cultivate Better Rice Crops (16
December) |
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Financial Crisis May Worsen Food Crunch
(7 December 08) |
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Waterproof rice passes international field tests
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Newly discovered genes could double rice yields during droughts (4 December
2008) |
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Better, stronger, faster ... (4 December 2008) |
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UC Davis
scientists develop flood-resistant rice
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Environmental pledges flow from first Clinton Global Initiative Asia (3
December 2008) |
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Rice-powered stove ignites new hope for poor farmers (3 December 08)
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Financial crisis may worsen food crunch it eclipsed (2 December 08) |
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Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops
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Rice central to Asian Society (26 November 08) |
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Flood-resistant rice feeds hope for Filipinos
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Rice in the Philippines: promise and neglect
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IRRI develops flood-tolerant variant of Swarna rice seed (22 November 08)
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Pricey rice to feed on shortage-hit world
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World Rice Demand to Climb on Credit Crisis, Slowdown (28 October 08)
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ASEAN backs IRRI's rice action plan
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Drought resistance is the goal, but methods differ (23 October 08)
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Global rice market seen to remain tight in 2009
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Aerobic-Reis für die Tropen (German;
17 October 08) |
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GM reporting should rely on real expertise
(16 October 08) |
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Rice market tight next year despite big harvest: IRRI (15 October 08) |
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Rice supply to stay tight as exports cut
(15 October 08) |
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Food:
European and Asian quest for better rice
(11 October 08) |
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Taiwan: NTU agrees with IRRI to cooperate on rice research (11 October 08) |
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International food conference whets appetite for change (9 October 08) |
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The need to
feed (part one; 22 September 08) |
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Agricultural
development offers protection against natural disaster (20 September 08) |
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Rice
experts for investment amid rising hunger
(20 September 08) |
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Myanmar seeks seeds, fertiliser after Cyclone Nargis: IRRI (16 September 08) |
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World rice crisis calls for agricultural research: IRRI (3 September 08) |
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Poor Asians need special attention –
Ramon Magsaysay
laureates (31 August 08) |
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The price of survival
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30 August 08) |
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Colorado State researchers land largest single grant to study
biofuels (11 August 08) |
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The rice
crisis (1 August 08) |
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RP endorses UN action plan on food, energy crisis (22 July 08) |
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Land reform extension pushed (22 July 08) |
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Science research to address food crisis (10 July 08) |
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No rice shortage in East Asia; high prices due to panic – ASEAN chief (8 July 08) |
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The Politics of Rice (The Island Online) (8 July 08) |
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Population, typhoons keep RP from being rice self-sufficient (8 July 08)
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Scientists learn about rice and how to help fight poverty (7 July 08) |
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Test new rice farming method, Agriculture dep’t urged (4 July 08) |
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A second Green Revolution (2 July 08) |
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Hungry for answers (Part 3): Fighting to survive on mountain of trash (30 June 08) |
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The Politics of Rice (mysinchew.com) (28 Jun 08) |
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Rice is
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The rice crisis: why you should
care (1 June 08) |
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Getting to the root of woes
(24 May 08) |
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Time ripe for second green
revolution (24 May 08) |
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Thai PM
gives assurances on rice inventories
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Collaboration
between UW and IBM will use donated computer time to tackle rice crisis (15
May 08) |
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Food crisis discussion taken into the
board room (15 May 08) |
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From feast to famine:
facts behind the food crisis (4:20 video clip featuring IRRI DG; 14 May 08) |
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Combating climate change (video clip featuring IRRI at 4:30; 10 May 08) |
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Cause for optimism (video clip featuring IRRI DG at 4:40; 10 May 08) |
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Rice crisis solutions:
IRRI collaboration with the Philippines (8 May 08) |
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Visit of Philippine President to IRRI as covered by Chinese television (3
May 08) |
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World food
crisis (radio interview; 30 April 08) |
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Lessons from the
Green Revolution (24 April 08) |
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Zeigler blames government agencies for rice shortages (television interview
accessed in upper right hand corner; 24 April 08) |
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Roots of Asia's
rice crisis: Tight supplies reflect population boom and neglect of farming
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As food prices rise, U.S. support for agricultural centers wilts (18 April
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The rice doctor (16 April
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US mulls funding for IRRI (15 April 08) |
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Philippines caught in rice squeeze (12 April 08) |
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Rice-producing nations cut exports amid shortage (5-minute radio broadcast
(10 April 08) |
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Special
report: Climate change and food prices
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Rice in Australia
and the world (radio interview,
9 April 08) |
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Diet for a
hungry planet - rice market (radio interview, 7 April 08) |
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Rice as
nice (16-minute radio broadcast; 5 April 08) (link may be broken) |
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Rice prices may rise further in 2Q as supply shrinks (2 April 08) |
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IRRI Director General
calls for another Green Revolution (2 April 08) |
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The Food Programme: Rice (26-minute radio program; 30 March 08) |
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Empty bowls, stomachs and pockets (26 March 08) |
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NIAB funding for rice genetics research
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The year of the no-rats? (13 March 08) |
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Rising rice prices
hit Asian stomachs
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Arctic Garden of Eden: RP seeds in Box No. 1
(28
February 08) (link may be broken) |
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Food shortages on the
horizon (27 February 08) |
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37-minute
streaming video of opening ceremonies of the Svalbard Seed Vault (IRRI's
container is the first to be deposited; 26 February 08) (link may be broken) |
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Manila rice plea a
wake-up call for a hungry world (22 February 08) (link may be broken) |
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IRRI director general video interview on BBC
(21 February 08) |
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New Green
Revolution may solve rice shortage in Asia (19 February 08) |
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Asia faces growing rice crisis (14 February
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Riceman rewarded (9 February 08) |
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Asia: Rice
price hikes hit poor communities
(8 February 08) (link may be broken) |
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The
black rat cometh (6 February 08) |
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Davos lesson: More
investment for higher rice productivity (1 February 08) |
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Beth Woods: queen of rice for the world
(radio interview; 31 January 08) |
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Can crops be
climate-proofed? (29 January 08) |
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Gates donates 20 mln dollars to help rice farmers: institute (28 January 08) |
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Bill Gates gives US$19.9 million grant to Philippine-based rice research
facility (25 January 08) |
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Bill Gates gives US$19.9-M grant to IRRI
(25 January 08) |
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Can crops be climate-proofed? (11 January 2008) |
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Against the grain (about IRRI's new board chair;
11 January 08) |
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Experts debate how
to rid rice of pests
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Kenya: growing
appetite for rice pushes prices
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