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South Asia races to future-proof rice as climate pressure mounts

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Climate-smart rice systems could help curb malaria and other vector-borne diseases

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Empowering women for climate-resilient agriculture: Four case studies from India

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Different farmers, different needs: Rethinking Uganda’s rice seed systems

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By Glenn Concepcion Uganda has set its sights on a bold agricultural future. Under the National Rice Development Strategy

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Operationalizing complexity: Why global food security demands a deeper commitment to systems thinking

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• Agricultural research often treats food system problems as simple technical hurdles, relying on linear, mechanistic models that fail to address non-linear,

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Simple science with big impact: The low-cost hermetic storage technology that can boost incomes for smallholder farmers

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Why farmers are experiencing difficulties adopting Alternate Wetting and Drying in the Philippines

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Engineering humanity’s most important crops for a warming planet

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