Rice Vision for Bangladesh: 2050 and Beyond

Golden rice and beyond.

The term “golden rice” was coined by a Thai businessman who is active in initiatives aimed at reducing the birth rate, a major cause of the food security problem. As it turned out, the term “golden rice” has proven to be enormously successful in piquing the interest of the public. (I gave up tallying its mention in the popular media after more than 30 television broadcasts and 300 newspaper art...

Rice Proteomics and Beyond

Rice is the most widely consumed staple food for both developed as well as developing world, more so for Asia. According to the data of FAOSTAT (2012), rice has the third-highest worldwide production after sugarcane and maize, among all agricultural crops [1]. Developing countries account for 95% of the total rice production, with China and India contributing for nearly half of the world output...

Breeding for Iron-dense Rice in Bangladesh

Fifty rice varieties collected under different categories from various sources were grown at the BRRI field during the 2001 transplant aman season ( July–November). Precautions were taken during harvest and processing to prevent mineral contamination. All samples were hand-pounded before being analyzed for iron and zinc content. The iron and zinc content varied considerably within the different...

Health Vision 2050 Oman: A Committed Step towards Reforms.

Global and Regional Energy Challenges to 2050 and Beyond: Experiences from Assessing Energy Pathways for Europe

Climate modeling, such as reported by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), suggests that reductions of 50-85% in global emissions of CO2 (relative to the emission levels in 2000) are required to enable the stabilization of atmospheric levels of greenhouse gases (GHGs) at 440-490 ppm (~350-400 ppm CO2), corresponding to a global temperature increase in equilibrium of 2.0oC to 2....