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World Service,10 May 1994,13 mins

The Global Rice Bowl

The Farming World

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Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (Irri) are redesigning the rice plant to meet a doubling of demand in the next 10 years. Currently, rice is the most important food crop grown today after wheat and it's eaten by half the world's population.

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