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contentsVol. 8, No. 2EDITORIAL................................................................. 4Reasons for hopeHIDDEN TREASURE................................................... 5NEWS.......................................................................... 650 years of rice research helps feed the worldDr. Khush donates to Punjab Agricultural UniversityNew rice plant could ease threat of hunger forthe poorNobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug calls for secondGreen RevolutionIRRI enters into two new rice research partnershipsRats destroy rice crops in BicolFrom agricultural waste to useful energyPEOPLE.................................................................... 10Awards and recognitionKeeping up with IRRI staffRice science in the digital age ...................... 13irri books move from dusty shelves to the virtuallibrary. Need a book? Google it!NEW BOOKS............................................................ 16Trust in the SeedDrought Frontiers in Rice: Crop Improvement forIncreased Rainfed ProductionPathways from Poverty: The Process of Graduation inRural BangladeshSTRENGTHENING THE SYSTEM............................. 18For 15 years, the Rice-Wheat Consortium of the Indo-Gangetic Plains has been working to help SouthAsian farmers reduce their costs, increase theirproductivity, and help the environmentSNAPSHOT............................................................... 24IRRI and UC researchers with Harir Danga communityin northwestern BangladeshScuba Rice............................................................. 26Stemming the tide in flood-prone South AsiaEASING THE PLIGHT OF THE HUNGRY................. 32Monga (hunger months) occurs every year inBangladesh. Researchers revisited the country in2008 to find out how some farming technologieswere able to help families cope during these toughtimesPIONEER INTERVIEWS............................................ 34In the Punjab—an outstanding farmer revisitedASIAN CONSUMPTION TO DRIVE MARKETS IN2009..................................................................... 37World Grains Trade Summit sees Asian consumptiondriving the world grains market in 2009MAPS........................................................................ 38Water mapping with satellitesDROUGHT-PROOF RICEFOR AFRICAN FARMERS...................................... 41Research institutes, donor agencies, and communityrepresentatives collaborate to develop droughttolerantrice for African farmersRICE FACTS.............................................................. 44Global rice trade: What does it mean for future foodsecurity?GRAIN OF TRUTH.................................................... 46Can less favorable areas obtain food security?On the cover:Flood-tolerant Sub1 rice lines thrive—in contrast totheir non-Sub1 counterparts—even after 17 days'submergence in the field at IRRI headquarters in thePhilippines. 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