In the past decade, China became self-sufficient in basic food for the first time in modern
history. This was a tremendous accomplishment when one considers that China, with almost …

Introduction• g NERICA• h, which is the abbreviation of• eNew Rice for Africa• f, was officially
named in 2000, and now being used as a common name in many countries. Many articles …

Food, land, and water systems face daunting challenges in the future, and the body of
research exploring these challenges is growing rapidly. This note is part of a series …

Rice is the main staple food in China. About 60 percent of the population live on rice. Over
the recent decade, rice has accounted for less than 30 percent of the grain area, but has …

Food security in Asia has traditionally focused on rice—its production, marketing, and
consumption. But rapid economic growth in the region and its accompanying structural …

Rice production has long played a vital role in Thailand's socio-economic development,
making the country the world's largest rice exporter in the last 3 decades. However, the role …

Abstract China, Thailand, and Vietnam are key players in world rice market in terms of
production and trade. In the past few decades, rice policies in these three countries have …

Less than two decades ago, the world was focusing on the impending food crisis across
Asia, which was given little hope of ever being able to meet its rapidly growing food demand …

Rice is the staple food for nearly half the world's population, and its continued increased
production to meet the enhanced demand due to ever-increasing population faces many …

The work of IRRI and other Asian scientists in developing new rice varieties (and CIMMYT in
wheat) coupled with the widespread use of ever cheaper forms of chemical fertilizer and a …