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Mar 2, 20090 min read
Still chasing a mirage: A critical assessment of the Arroyo Government’s Rice Self-Sufficiency Program
This issue provides a critique of the Rice Self-Sufficiency Program of the administration of a former Philippine president.
Dec 1, 20081 min read
Revisiting the streams of participatory plant breeding: Insights from a meeting among friends
This publication documents the discussion of practitioners and advocates of Participatory Plant Breeding (PPB) on 2 decades of PPB practice.
Nov 11, 20081 min read
Hybrid rice and the mirage of rice self-sufficiency
This issue analyzes whether the Arroyo Government was right in pinning rice self-sufficiency goals to Hybrid Rice.
Nov 3, 20081 min read
Sesbania–special crop for better rice production*
Khanduthang farmers who had previously never heard and seen a crop of Dhaincha (Sesbania aculeta) now produce and sell its seeds to earn cas
Sep 11, 20083 min read
A rice variety weathers storms and the rising sea
A widow living in a flood-prone village rests easy after developing a salt water-tolerant rice variety.
Sep 10, 20082 min read
Agrofuels and the food emergency in the Philippines
This issue explores how the boom in agrofuel production is exacerbating the current food (price) crisis.
Sep 8, 20081 min read
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