International Rice Commission
Newsletter
Bulletin de la Commission internationale
du Riz
Noticiario de la Comisión internacional
del Arroz

Volume 55, 2006

    FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Rome, 2006

Table of contents - Table de matières - Índice

Part I  - 822kb

Table of contents-Table de matières-Índice

Part II  - 982kb

Preface
Improved rice production in a changing environment: from concept to practice
Rice contribution to food outlook
Summary report of the 21st Session of the International Rice Commission

Part III  - 978kb

African smallholder farmers: rice production and sustainable livelihoods
Achievements and impact of NERICA on sustainable rice production in sub-Saharan Africa
Regional strategies for sustainable rice-based production systems in Asia and the Pacific: challenges and opportunities

Part IV  - 923kb

Rice production in Latin America at critical crossroads
Challenges and opportunities for sustainable increase of rice production in the Near East region
Sustainable rice production in Europe

Part V  - 939kb

The concept and implementation of precision farming and rice integrated crop management systems for sustainable production in the twenty-first century
The system of rice intensification: using alternative cultural practices to increase rice production and profitability from existing yield potentials

Part VI  - 1Mb

Weedy rice problems and solutions for its management
Impacts of integrated nutrient management on sustainable rice production with particular reference to Latin American countries
Using wholegrain rice to promote small and medium enterprises (SMEs)

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