Citation:

Chapter 2. M Hossain. 1996. Recent developments in the Asian rice economy: challenges for rice research. Pages 17-33. In: RE Evenson, RW Herdt, M Hossain. 1996. Rice Research in Asia: Progress and Priorities. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxon OX108DE, UK and International Rice Research Institute, PO Box 933, 1099 Manila, Philippines. 405 pages.

Keywords: rice, Oryza sativa, importance of rice in the national economy, trends in rice production, Japan, South Korea, North Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, China,

India, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Laos, Nepal, agroclimatic factors and the diffusion of modern technologies, economic prosperity and competitiveness of rice farming, trends for demand for rice, trends in the rice supply, the road to the future, challenges to rice research, high income, self-reliant countries, countries with excess rice production, countries at risk of food security