Post No. 7 – Rice all you can!

“One grain of rice equals one bead of sweat.”

–That is how we, Filipinos, value rice as the most staple food in our dinner tables.

Sinangag, suman, biko, kutsinta, bibingka, puto, palitaw, sapin-sapin, champorado, pinipig, paella, rice noodles, unlimited rice, and bottomless rice – no matter how you call it, rice will incessantly be a part of the Filipino diet!

At the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), scientists sees to it that rice farmers in rice-growing countries would be able to grow more rice of good quality, in an environmentally sustainable way.

Being the largest non-profit independent agricultural research center in Asia, IRRI aims to find sustainable ways to improve the well being of rice farmers and consumers, while at the same time ensuring environmental sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships, and the strengthening of national agricultural research and extension systems.

• What did you expect to learn from IRRI?
• What did you learn from IRRI?
• Details about the organism/s you saw in IRRI.

Deadline of Posting: March 11, 2011 (Friday)

Evaluation Assignments:

• Lauan Group 1 will comment on Almaciga Group 3
• Lauan Group 2 will comment on Almaciga Group 4
• Lauan Group 3 will comment on Almaciga Group 1
• Lauan Group 4 will comment on Almaciga Group 2
• Almaciga Group 1 will comment on Lauan Group 3
• Almaciga Group 2 will comment on Lauan Group 4
• Almaciga Group 3 will comment on Lauan Group 1
• Almaciga Group 4 will comment on Lauan Group 2

Deadline of Evaluating: March 15, 2011 (Tuesday)