Starvation threatens in once fertile Myanmar

                   
cnn.com     May 20, 2008            

Farmers fear massive rice shortage after cyclone destroyed fertile land Rice seed needs to be planted in the next two months to be a success 200,000 tons of rice estimated to have been damaged by storm YANGON, Myanmar (CNN) -- A Myanmar farmer holds rice seeds destroyed by Cyclone Nargis. Now... [read full story]                    

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Lucrative harvest?

signonsandiego.com     May 19, 2008          

Drought, shortages could mean big payoff for state rice growers SACRAMENTO – In one of the most volatile years of their farming experience, California's rice growers eagerly planted a new crop this spring that could reap record profits. More than 90 percent of California's rice fields are planted...                    

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Intrepid aviators plant rice from above

signonsandiego.com     May 19, 2008          

OLIVEHURST – California's rice belt and the airspace above are increasingly home to one of aviation's, and agriculture's, most heart-pounding stunts: aerial seeding. Using a fleet of single-engine planes and squads of modern-day barnstormers, California's farmers planted more than 500,000 acres...                    

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Myanmar, the Mistral, and the Cost of Rice

chinamatters.blogspot.com     May 19, 2008          

China Hand looks at the math of the Myanmar cyclone and doesn’t give France a passing grade. The Myanmar government is thinking about it, but is the West paying attention?Thanks to the brave embeds of France 24, we are treated to another update on the French helicopter carrier Mistral.When we...                    

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