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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


SEARICE revives mustard cultivation, household oil self-sufficiency among Bhutan farmers
Farmers in a Bhutan village revive vanished mustard varieties and now look forward to producing household oil year-round.
Sep 2, 20083 min read


Transformed
A woman-farmer from a village in Myanmar testifies to the changes in her farming and way of life after a SEARICE Farmer Field School.
Sep 1, 20081 min read


Against the odds: Vietnamese farmer hurdles the difficult road to rice seed certification
This is the story of the first Vietnamese farmer who received formal certification for his self-bred rice variety.
Sep 1, 20083 min read


Women revive neglected and underutilized species in their back yards
A woman-farmer in Myanmar learns to do on-farm research to revive neglected and underutilized crop species.
Sep 1, 20082 min read
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