2008 - IRRI in the News:
Articles, audio/video clips, and Web sites featuring the Institute
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Getting to the root of woes
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Time ripe for second green
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Thai PM
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Collaboration
between UW and IBM will use donated computer time to tackle rice crisis (15
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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
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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
(21 April 08) |
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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
(9 April 08) |
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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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