Rice

California Cooperative Rice Research Foundation
CCRRF is a non-profit research foundation owned by all California rice growers. Provide an overview of the organization, its research mission, policies, activities and achievements.
http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/ricestation/

Cooperative Research Centre for Sustainable Rice Production
Studies and promotes sustainable growing methods in Australia.
http://www.ricecrc.org/

Cultivation of Rice in Goa
Information on growing and harvesting this crop.
http://icargoa.res.in/rice_cultivation.htm

Grains of Delusion: Golden Rice Seen from the Ground
A discussion of who benefits from the genetic modification of rice to produce beta-carotene.
http://www.grain.org/publications/delusion-en.cfm

International Rice Commission: Riceinfo
This organisation aims to provide information to assist farmers and institutions in their efforts to improve sustainable rice production.
http://www.fao.org/ag/AGP/AGPC/doc/riceinfo/Riceinfo.htm

International Rice Research Unit
This non-profit research and training organisation aims to improve rice cultivation methods and the health of rice farmers and consumers.
http://www.irri.org/

Organic Farming in the Tropics and Subtropics: Rice
Covers all aspects of plant cultivation, biological methods of plant protection, harvesting, packing and storage. [PDF]
http://www.naturland.de/fileadmin/MDB/documents/Publication/English/rice.pdf

Organic Rice Production
This publication discusses how organic cultivation of this crop differs from standard practices, weed suppression and control, soil fertility, insect pest management, diseases, economics and marketing. [PDF]
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/rice.pdf

Origin of Chinese Rice Cultivation
A detailed account supporting a hypothesis that the original domestication of rice took place in China.
http://www.carleton.ca/~bgordon/Rice/papers/zhimin99.htm

OryzaBase Database
Integrated rice genetic map and mutant database at the National Institute of Genetics in Japan.
http://www.shigen.nig.ac.jp/rice/oryzabase/

Production Technology for Basmati Rice in Goa
Comprehensive information on growing, harvesting and storing this crop, and the economics of production.
http://icargoa.res.in/basumati_rice.htm

Rice Genome Research Program (RGP)
Part of the Japanese MAFF Genome Research Project. It is a joint plant genome research program of the National Institute of Agrobiological Resources (NIAR) and the Society for Techno-innovation of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (STAFF).
http://rgp.dna.affrc.go.jp/

Rice Information from CGIAR
Information on the crop, its global significance, and current research.
http://www.cgiar.org/impact/research/rice.html

Rice Knowledge Bank
Rice knowledge repository provided by the International Rice Research Institute. Includes collections of articles on cultivation, usage, and botany, maps, and business information.
http://www.knowledgebank.irri.org

Rice: Post-harvest Operations
Provides information on pre-harvest operations, harvesting, transport, drying, cleaning, packaging and storage.
http://www.fao.org/inpho/content/compend/text/ch10-01.htm

Rice-Fish Culture in China
An account of the methods by which freshwater fish farming can be integrated with padi rice growing.
http://web.idrc.ca/en/ev-9299-201-1-DO_TOPIC.html

Riceworld
Information about the cultivation and the economy of the world's rice crop.
http://www.riceworld.org/

12 Steps in Rice Production
Information on the cultivation of this crop in the Philippines. [PDF]
http://www.da.gov.ph/wps/wcm/resources/file/ebb0ae40ccff9c7/12%20steps.pdf

Technology for Rice Fish Integration
Outlines the opportunities for increasing the economic potential of rice fields by introducing suitable freshwater fish species.
http://icargoa.res.in/rice_fish.htm

Wild Rice
Factsheet on this crop, its history, uses, varieties and cultivation.
http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/afcm/wildrice.html