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Ricetoday the Next Steps in IRRI's Journey www.irri.org International Rice Research Institute riceTODAY January-March 2016, Vol.15 No.1 The next steps in IRRI's journey Hats off to a master juggler Revisiting the “Killing Fields” Home among the heirlooms Genebank tourism US$5.00 ISSN 1655-5422 Rice Today January-March 2016 1 Bühler. In partnership with rice processors. An integral part of rice processing industry. Serving rice processing worldwide. Bühler is the global leader in optimised rice processing delivering yield, performance and efficiency superiority. Our energy-efficient, high and low capacity process engineered solutions, driven by our reputation for research and technology, makes Bühler the partner of choice for rice processors who value excellence. 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Discover our global capabilities: [email protected], www.buhlergroup.com/rice Innovations for a better world. 2 Rice Today January-March 2016 Editorials 4 riceTODAY Vol. 15, No. 1 6 Imperial Couple's visit to IRRI underscores Japan's commitment to world food security 7 USD 10-million facility for studying climate change effects on plant growth opens at IRRI 8 Mahabub Hossain (1945-2016) dedicated his life to world's poor 9 Books 10 Growing hope with Green Super Rice 12 Hats off to a master juggler CONTENTS 14 What’s cooking: Risotto carbonara with Innawi rice 16 Home among the heirlooms 18 Maps: Defining flood-prone rice areas in West Africa 22 Revisiting the “Killing Fields” 30 years later 30 A SMART choice for Africa’s inland-valley rice farmers About the cover 32 Picking the brain of IRRI collaborating scientist Michael Purugganan Matthew Morell, IRRI's new director general, says the Rice Today around the world institute is in a great position to forge ahead. "Our 35 mission is compelling and our work is paramount," Is the global rice market headed for a repeat of the 2007-08 he says. "Our journey is not just a challenge of 36 technology, but of humanity," See his guest editorial rice price crisis? on page 5. (Photo by Isagani Serrano, IRRI) 39 Grain of truth: Genebank tourism Rice Today is published by the International Rice Research Institute Rice Today Editorial Board (IRRI) on behalf of the Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP). IRRI is the world’s leading international rice research and training Bas Bouman, GRiSP center. Based in the Philippines and with offices located in major rice- Matthew Morell, IRRI growing countries, IRRI is an autonomous, nonprofit institution focused on Eduardo Graterol, Latin American Fund for Irrigated Rice improving the well-being of present and future generations of rice farmers and consumers, particularly those with low incomes, while preserving Marco Wopereis, Africa Rice Center natural resources. It is one of the 15 nonprofit international research Mary Jacqueline Dionora, IRRI centers that are members of the CGIAR consortium (www.cgiar.org). Osamu Koyama, Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences Responsibility for this publication rests with IRRI. Designations used Erna Maria Lokollo, Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Dev. in this publication should not be construed as expressing IRRI policy or Pradeep Kumar Sharma, CSK Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University opinion on the legal status of any country, territory, city, or area, or its Gonzalo Zorrilla, National Institute of Agricultural Research (INIA) authorities, or the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Rice Today welcomes comments and suggestions from readers. The editor-in-chief Gene Hettel opinions expressed by columnists in Rice Today do not necessarily reflect the views of IRRI or GRiSP. managing editor Lanie Reyes associate editor Alaric Francis Santiaguel Africa editor Savitri Mohapatra International Rice Research Institute Latin America editor Neil Palmer DAPO Box 7777, Metro Manila, Philippines copy editor Bill Hardy Web: ricetoday.irri.org art director Juan Lazaro IV designer and production supervisor Grant Leceta Rice Today editorial photo editor Isagani Serrano telephone: (+63-2) 580-5600 or (+63-2) 844-3351 to 53, ext 2725; circulation Antonette Abigail Caballero, Cynthia Quintos fax: (+63-2) 580-5699 or (+63-2) 845-0606; email: [email protected], web master Jerry Laviña [email protected] printer Primex Printers, Inc. International Rice Research Institute 2016 This magazine is copyrighted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 License (Unported). Unless otherwise noted, users are free to copy, duplicate, or reproduce, and distribute, display, or transmit any of the articles or portions of the articles, and to make translations, adaptations, or other derivative works under specific conditions. To view the full text of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/. Rice Today January-March 2016 3 Fond farewell ith my retirement looming after more than 22 years at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), this is my last issue of Rice Today as editor-in-chief. A staff member on the Wmagazine since its debut in April 2002, I have served as a contributing writer, Asia editor, and finally, since January 2014, editor-in-chief. Over the last 14 years, I’ve worked with a great, PHOTO BY JESSIECA NARCISO, IRRI continually evolving—and award-winning—team of writers, editors, designers, and photographers (photo). Together, we have witnessed the magazine’s growth as it Also in the Philippines, the Department of Agricul- has become the institute’s flagship publication. Certainly, ture’s Heirloom Rice Project, which has strong support being part of this magazine’s team has been the pinnacle of from IRRI, is making great strides in empowering the my time at IRRI. farmers who grow these tasty traditional rice varieties in We have a fascinating set of stories and commentaries the northern Cordilleras region. The article, Home among in this issue. Be sure to read the guest editorial (next page) the heirlooms on pages 16-17, expounds on the experiences in which Matthew Morell, IRRI’s ninth director general, of one farmer who has been able to maintain her ancestral sets the stage for building further the institute’s compelling farm as a profitable venture by growing the exotic purple- mission and cutting-edge research that is paramount to colored rice from the region called Balatinaw. alleviating poverty in the world. We feature a pearly-white heirloom rice, called Innawi, IRRI is not the only rice research center experiencing in our What’s cooking recipe on pages 14-15. It is the main major change in 2016. After more than 8 years leading the ingredient of a delicious dish, Risotto carbonara, prepared by Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) as deputy director general none other than Margarita ‘Gaita’ Forés, executive chef for and director of research for development, Marco Wopereis a number of restaurants in the Philippines. She has been will be taking the helm of The World Vegetable Center named Asia’s Best Female Chef for 2016. in Taiwan this coming April. On pages 12-13, read about In addition to having celebrity chefs, we also have Marco’s significant contributions to rice research and celebrity scientists. On pages 32-34, read an entertaining development in Africa in Hats off to a master juggler. interview with Michael Purugganan, IRRI collaborator and Staying in Africa, find out about a ’SMART’ choice reluctant rock star scientist. He talks about making science for Africa’s inland-valley rice farmers on pages 30-31. These and scientists approachable, his creative process, and the inland valleys are increasingly being considered as the GMO debate. He also has some good advice for young continent’s future food basket. And in our map section researchers. on pages 18-19, see how AfricaRice researchers are using On pages 36-38, Sam Mohanty, IRRI’s senior economist, satellite images to define flood-prone rice areas in West examines whether or not the global rice market is headed Africa. Doing so will help provide a more efficient and for a repeat of the 2007-08 rice price crisis, which today effective introduction of new flood-tolerant Sub1 varieties seems like a distant memory. Market players will need to to the region’s farmers. keep cool to avoid duplicating that turbulent time. Onward to Asia, January 2016 marks the 30th anniver- And finally, on page 39, Michael Jackson, former head sary of IRRI’s post-war involvement in a remarkable of IRRI’s Genetic Resources Center, introduces a new term: episode in agricultural history. I’m referring to the “genebank tourism.” He sees this interesting concept as rebuilding of Cambodia after the horrendous genocide being an important tool to spread the good word about the of the “Killing Fields” in that Southeast Asian country strategic importance of genetic conservation. (1975-79). Glenn Denning told this amazing story during I now pass on the reins of Rice Today to the capable my latest IRRI Pioneer Interview featured on pages 22-29. hands of Lanie Reyes (to my left in photo), long-time Glenn, who spent 18 years at IRRI, points out that what was contributor to the magazine, most recently as managing achieved there over the last three decades is a compelling editor. She has proven to be truly enthusiastic about example about why genetic conservation and human accurately reporting on the significance of this staple that is capacity are so critical to agricultural development. so important to nearly half the world’s population. n Moving on to another Southeast Asian nation, see on pages 10-11 how Filipino farmers are recovering from another kind of disaster that was Typhoon Haiyan.
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