2007 - IRRI in the News: Articles, audio/video clips, and Web sites featuring IRRI

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2008 news
2006 and earlier news
UN predicts world food shortages
(28 December 07) (link may be broken)
Soaring prices fuel basmati rice crisis in Britain
(18 December 07)
Action needed to avoid rice shortages
(13 December 07)
Connoisseurs in Asia rave about rice
(13 December 07)
Climate change: serious security threat warns report
(11 December 07)
Targeted fertilizer applications combat slowing rice yield (11 December 07)
Research 'toughening up' Thailand's jasmine rice
(19 November 07)
Climate change threatens farms (19 November 07)
Better rice for Asia's poor (1 November 07)
Rice production seen declining on free trade, changing diets (23 October 07)
Water shortage pushes China toward aerobic rice production (23 October 07)
Climate-proofing rice (2:36 video program;
19 October 07)
Scientists create flood-resistant rice
(12 October 07) 
Important rice production system under pressure
(10 October 07)
Waterproof rice may help Asia cope with flooding
(9 October 07)
Thai scientists look for a greener rice crop
(8 October 07)
Revolution in the garden (24 September 07)
Asia: Scientists create flood-resistant rice strain (radio interview, 24 September 07) (link may be broken)
Asia-Pacific nations urged to study biofuels more carefully, expert panel suggests (20 September 07)
Bangladesh says new flood-resistant rice offers hope to farmers (16 September 07)
Climate, biofuel new challenge to poverty alleviation (24 August 07)
Scientists seek new ways to feed the world amid global warming (17 August 07)
World rice research centres unite for Africa
(9 August 07)
IRRI develops rice that grows in flood or drought
(1 August 07)
Feeding billions, a grain at a time (27 July 07)
Thailand, IRRI sign rice strain pact (27 June 07)
Water-wise rice (Australia, 18 June 07)
Researchers produce GM-rice vaccine for cholera
(radio feature, transcript,12 June 07) (link may be broken)
Looking for the next President of India (27 May 07)
Climate change threatens Indonesian agriculture
(9 May 07)
New knowledge improves rice quality (8 May 07)
Could climate problems and fixes rest in rice?
(1 May 07)
Ceremony honors founder of agricultural fellowship
(26 March 07) (link may be broken)
Industry failing to tap rice diversity (15 March 07)
Rice body to secure genebank future (13 March 07) (link may be broken)
Philippine research institute gets funding for world's largest rice gene bank (12 March 07)
International Rice Research Institute gets funding boost (11 March 07) (link may be broken)
Leading crop scientist warns of potential rice crisis
(2 March 07)
Waterproof rice fights flood and famine
(14 February 07)
Thailand to preserve almost extinct varieties of rice
(4 February 07)
IRRI research hub set up in Laos in boost to Indochina rice bowl (24 January 07)
Rice comes unstuck as Asia steams ahead
(24 January 07)


2008 news
2006 and earlier news