Six months into his directorship of the Global Rice Science Partnership, Bas Bouman speaks about what it will take to coordinate over 900 research & development centers worldwide to achieve these goals:

• Increase rice productivity and value for the poor

• Foster more sustainable rice-based production

• Help rice farmers adapt to climate change

• Improve the efficiency and equity of the rice sector

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