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PAN AP'S REPLY TO IRRI
3 April 2008: Ms. Sarojeni Rengam's reply to Mr. Duncan Macintosh, Spokesperson for IRRI
Dear Mr. Macintosh,
We refer to your letter which was received on 21 November 2007 via email.
A CALL TO SAVE THE RICE OF ASIA
3 April 2008, Penang - The shortage of rice in several countries in Asia — reportedly the worst in the last three decades — is fast becoming the most urgent issue at hand. Analysts warn of possible riots in the Philippines as...
ASIA CELEBRATES THE WEEK OF RICE ACTION AGAIN!
24 March 2008, Penang – Come 2 April, Asians in 13 countries will once again celebrate the Week of Rice Action (WORA) with the unanimous call to keep genetically engineered (GE) rice out of Asia.
ONE MILLION VOICES FOR RICE!
Penang, Malaysia, 10 December 2007
Rice farmers, consumers and citizens groups throughout Asia want corporate agriculture to stay away from their staple crop, and over one million of them (1, 124, 304) have made their views known loud and clear.
PEOPLE'S STATEMENT ON SAVING THE RICE OF ASIA
17 November 2007
PAN AP's presentation of the "People's Statement on Saving the Rice of Asia" to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Rice News
PAN AP RICE SHEETS (DECEMBER 2007)
WHO NEEDS GOLDEN RICE?
Golden Rice is a genetically engineered rice with the capability to produce beta carotene, the precursor of Vitamin A. It is called Golden Rice (GR) because of its characteristic, orange/yellowish color, the color of carotenoids....
PAN AP RICE SHEETS (DECEMBER 2007)
GE RICE - The Genetic Engineering of the World's Leading Staple Crop
"Rice is the world's most consumed staple food grain, with half the world's people depending on it. It is harvested on about 146 million hectares, representing 10 per cent of global arable land. The yield is reported as 535...
PAN AP RICE SHEETS (NOVEMBER 2007)
THE SYSTEM OF RICE INTENSIFICATION (SRI): an efficient, economical and ecologically-friendly way to increase productivity
About 150 million hectares (9%) of the world’s cultivated area are devoted to the production of rice (Oryza sativa L.), the staple food of over half of the world’s population. The total annual rice production of about 620 million...
A CASE STUDY IN YASOTHON PROVINCE, NORTHEAST THAILAND
Organic & Inorganic Rice Production
November 2007
by Walaiporn Od-ompanich, Areerat Kittisiri and Manitchara Thongnoi
A CASE STUDY IN TAMIL NADU, INDIA
Organic Rice Production
November 2007
by Oswald Quintal, P. Ramadass, and V. Santhi