One of the most important staple foods, rice, is agronomically- and nutritionally-sound and provides the calories needed by around half the world’s population. There is an urgent need to take all necessary actions to produce rice in a sustainable manner in order to fulfil the future demand for food that is anticipated from the projected growth in global population.

Rice Diversity in Asian Bowls is the first article in the Agroecology and Biodiversity series of articles.