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International Rice Research InstituteOctober-December 2004, Vol. 3 No. 4
O f fi c i a l p u b l i c a t i o n o f I n t e r n a t i o n a l Y e a r o f R i c e 2 0 0 4
Rice year updates
Scientific article awardsand Brazil full of beans
Summing up
Research with the giantsof rice, China and India
Quality time
Improving the nutritionand palatability of rice
Reason to cheer
Thousands of farmers kick the pesticide habit
rought, floods and problemoils trap many rice growersin poverty, so making
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Targeting human suffering: The Rockefeller Foun-dation focuses on achieving lasting improvementsin the lives and livelihoods of poor people
Genetic resources treaty comes into forceASEAN agrees to formal relationship with IRRIBangladesh poverty elimination project winds upInformation technology to help rice farmers
Global warming has unexpectedly large effect onrice yieldContinuing food imports worry Chinese leadersIndia renews focus on agricultureAgriculture ministers adopt joint initiative in BeijingDigesting nutrition in ricePhilippine government set to ramp up hybrids
Thousands of Bangladeshi rice farmers kick thepesticide habit after proving to themselvesthat doing so saves money and safeguards theirhealth and the environment
In the calculus of rice and global food security,China and India equal the rest of the worldcombined. The role of rice research in thesecountries is likewise great, as is the task of coordinating it for maximum benefit
An international rice network celebrates 30 yearsof impressive returns from the exchange of genetic assets
Rice scientists have long focused on helpingAsian farmers reap bountiful and reliableharvests of affordable rice. Now they are takingup the additional challenge of improving thestaple grain’s nutrition and palatability
A state-of-the-art gene-discovery facility in thePhilippines has emerged as the buzzing hub of an inclusive community of cereal scientists andtrainees
Principal scientist retires after 29 years at rice instituteKeeping up with IRRI staff Partners in progress
Saving laborBoosting labor productivity on rice farms raisesliving standards, even for landless workers
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October-December 2004
Scientific article awards and Brazil full of beans
Research with the giants of rice,China and India
Improving the nutrition and palatability of rice
Thousands of farmers kick the pesticide habit
Scientific article awards and Brazil full of beans
Research with the giants of rice,China and India
Improving the nutrition and palatability of rice
Thousands of farmers kick the pesticide habit
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