Breeding for tough times ahead

Breeding for tough times ahead

Earlier this year, farmers in the province of Laguna, in the Philippines, participated in a variety selection trial of GSR. Throughout history, humanity has always struggled with the specter of hunger caused by human-made or natural disruptions in the food supply....
Greener rice

Greener rice

Fears of food shortages following the rice crisis in 2007 and 2008 have prompted a dramatic shift in global trade and in economic and food security policies. Nations have put more focus now on agriculture—a situation somewhat reminiscent of the events that led to the...