The Asia Rice Foundation



For more than half of humanity RICE IS LIFE. It is the grain that has shaped the cultures, diets, and economies of billions of people in Asia. For them, life without rice is simply unthinkable. The Asia Rice Foundation is working to secure a prosperous future for Asia’s rice societies by supporting rice educational activities, cultural preservation, research, and advocacy movements. Find out why rice is such an amazing grain and how you can get involved in the Foundation’s extremely important work. Rice Events in Photos Sacred Rice Planting Ritual - Japan North Korea farmers works in rice fields in the North Korean City of Kaesong - Korea National Rice Foundations Bangladesh Rice Foundation China Rice Science and Development Foundation Indonesia Rice Foundation The Asia Rice Foundation- Philippines The Thai Rice Foundation under Royal Patronage Rice Articles Rice and Liberia: A Failed Marriage from the Start-Liberia Let’s promote brown rice to combat hidden hunger-Philippines Rice consumers opt for health-promoting foods-USA Rice bran oil to cut cholesterol Rice News New NERICA varieties added (Africa) China to grow 'safe' GM rice (China) China still needs plenty of Thai rice (China) Increased pro-vitamin A content in Rice (Europe) New golden rice has 20 times more beta-carotene (Europe) Japan plans to buy 110,000 tonnes wheat (Japan) Planting rice is never fun (Philippines) Hybrid rice use in Asia expanded (Philippines) Global rice production continues to decline (Philippines) China seeks commercial planting of biotech rice soon (Philippines) Rice-auctions planned (Thailand) Thai rice for Burma (Thailand) California rice farmers see record demand. So why are prices lagging? (USA) VN likely to bag bulk of rice order (Vietnam) Work on New Transgenic Rice Reported Rice biotech link up brings gains to Hisparroz Asia Rice Foundation Publications Rice in the Seven Arts Brown Rice: Beyond the Color Ecological Value of Rice fields in the Philippines, A Summary Report Asian Media and Rice The Asia Rice Foundation Report 1999-2005
April 2008