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