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Rice Institute asks for more world support
Australian News.Net
Saturday 12th April, 2008
The International Rice Research Institute has asked the international community to begin donating to alleviate the rice crisis in Asia and elsewhere.
The Institute met in the Philippines during the week to look at key issues seen as vital to increasing rice production in Asia.
Increased production is needed to ease the sharp rise in rice prices that has swept across the region.
The IRRI decided it would need the support of donors and policymakers as well as better awareness among the media and general public of the problems in the rice market.
It considered reducing existing yield gaps in Asian production, the delivery of new post-harvest technologies, the introduction of higher yielding rice varieties and research into hardier rice varieties.  Email this story to a friend
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Rice problems
04-12-08, 11:44 PM |
Rice Institute asks for more world support
Time for rice eyes people to eat more wheat in their daily intake,wheat production is more than sufficient. Taking more wheat will push down rice price to lower price for future consumption.
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