Biotech-free revolution in the rice paddies and harvest of skeptics
In challenge to genetic engineering and old customs, Cornell scientist doubles rice harvests by planting early, giving seedlings more room to grow and calling halt to flooding fields. Critics complain that method increases drudgery of farming and yields are exaggerated, yet agree to field trials for determination.
The New York Times 2008-06-17
Categories: Hunger & Food Security, POLITICS, Produce & Plants, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Index: Achim Dobermann, Chan Sarun, Charles F. Feeney, Cornell University, green revolution, Henri de Laulanié, International Rice Research Institute, Ithaca, Mali, National Academy of Sciences, Norman T. Uphoff, Oxfam, Robert Chambers, slash-and-burn, SRI, System of Rice Intensification, Tamil Nadu, Timbuktu, University of Minnesota, University of Sussex, Veerapandi S. Arumugam, Vernon W. Ruttan, Wageningen University, World Bank Institute, world hunger