The document summarizes rice research at the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) in Latin America and the Caribbean. It notes that rice is a staple crop in the region and demand is growing, but production faces challenges from climate change, high fertilizer prices, and narrow genetic diversity. CIAT's rice program aims to develop eco-efficient rice varieties with higher yields, nutrient content, stress tolerance, and water/fertilizer efficiency to ensure food security through partnerships with other organizations in the region. The program will provide improved rice germplasm, broaden genetic resources, establish evaluation platforms, and transfer technologies to farmers to boost sustainable production.

1. Creating Shared Value for Rice in Latin America and the Caribbean César P. Martínez Knowledge Sharing Week CIAT , Palmira May 21, 2009 Eco-efficient Agriculture for the Poor

3. CIAT Mission To reduce hunger and poverty through research that increases the Eco-efficiency of Agriculture for the Poor Eco-efficient Agriculture for the Poor

5. Production, Area, Consumption (paddy) and Yield by regions Periods 1961, 1980 and projections for 2008 0 3 6 9 12 1961 1980 2008 Millions 0.0 2.0 4.0 6.0 8.0 Tonnes/Ha 0 10 20 30 40 1961 1980 2008 Millions 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 Tonnes/Ha 0 200 400 600 800 1961 1980 2008 Millions 0.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 5.0 Tonnes/Ha 0 10 20 30 40 1961 1980 2008 Millions 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 Tonnes/Ha Production (Tonnes) Area harvested (Ha) Consumption (Tonnes) Yield (Tonnes/Ha) Africa Asia Latin America & Caribbean North America 1.1%/year 2.6%/year 3.5%/year 2.0%/year

7. Trends in grain yield(kg/ha) in different rice growing regions(1960-2006). Patricio Mendez del Villar, 2008

8. Rice Growth Rates by Regions in America

13. Monthly Average Price of Rice in USD Fob in Bangkok, Houston and Ho Chi Minh City. (source: Osiriz/Infoarroz)

14. RICE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION WORLDWIDE A FRAGILE BALANCE 2000-2005 PATRICIO MENDEZ del VILLAR,2008

15. ESTIMATED RICE DEFICIT BY REGIONS 2018

16. Future Needs (Pulver, 2007) Déficit 150 millones 300 400 500 600 2002/05 2010 2015 2030

17. Rice

18. Estimated Changes in Rainfall and Temperature in LAC Based on 2050 climate compared to 1960-2000 climate

19. CHANGES in FERTILIZER’S PRICE COLOMBIA - 2008 Source : Fedearroz Note : Trasportation costs are included

20. In agreement with FLAR: see Poster # 84 SUMMARY

29. OUTPUT ONE: Genotype x Environment experiments conducted by INTA. Nicaragua in two locations (2008)

30. Potential Impact of Saavedra 27 in the Bolivian Diet Saavedra 27, could contribute 197  g of iron per day and 627  g of zinc per day to the Bolivian diet. This means 18% y 28% more iron than Paitití and Tari, respectively and 17% and 5% more zinc compared to Paitití and Tari, respectively.

31. Grain Yield of several rice genotypes evaluated under rainfed conditions in Buenaventura, Valle. Colombia. BS Thesis. Yener Caicedo. Universidad del Pacifico. 2008 Genotypes Climate data: Rainfall 6.400mm Temp:25-26 o C;Daylight:3 hr/day; Rel.humidity:86-88%. Low fertility Output 2: Broaden Genetic Base

32. Caiap ó x MG12 CSSLs Population Oryza sativa Oryza glaberrima Heterozygous Missing data Alien 64 lines covering the whole Oryza glaberrima genome Small regions lacking on Chr. 2 and 4 Genotyping with 200 SSRs (125 automatically selected by CSSL Finder program) Strong distortion segregation on Chr.6 Output 3:Platform