EDITORIAL ... 4

THE RICE TODAY EDITORIAL BOARD ... 5

NEWS ... 6

BOOKS AND TRAINING ...10

RICE TODAY AROUND THE WORLD ... 12

SOUTH SULAWESI’S HOMEGROWN CHAMPION ...14

BANKING SEEDS ... 16
Farmers have more access to good-quality seeds through community seed banks

HEIRLOOM IN THE MOUNTAINS ... 20
Farmers in the Cordillera region of the Philippines preserve their “heritage” rice varieties

MAPS ... 22
Sensing cash through satellite data

THAT RICE YOU THROW AWAY ... 26
Every year, millions of tons of rice are thrown away from postharvest to consumption

HUMANS AND MACHINES ... 28
It takes sound business principles and planning to introduce farm equipment in a sustainable way

THE LITTLE MACHINE THAT COULD ... 30
Africa shifts from back-breaking operations to almost labor-free threshing

RICE OF DEITIES ... 32
African rice is a worthy offering to the gods

WHAT’S COOKING? ... 34
Panfried glutinous rice with shiitake mushrooms and chicken

A CHANCE IN THE WILD ... 36
Wild rice may help other rice varieties survive harsh conditions and deliver high yields

COUNTRY HIGHLIGHT: JAPAN ... 38

EIGHT DRIVING FORCES IN GLOBAL AGRICULTURE ... 40
USDA identifies eight key factors that will dominate global agriculture in the next decade

HIDDEN TREASURE ... 42

RICE FACTS ... 44
Is Thai supremacy ending in the global rice market?

GRAIN OF TRUTH ... 46
Building trust in rice trade