There are many exciting research achievements to report on for 2009, including our “assault” on salt in our breeding program; making the most of Bangladesh’s rice-maize system; increasing the food supply and stabilizing prices in South Asia’s grain basket through the new CSISA, which I mentioned earlier; our eco-smart stand against that persistent insect pest of rice, the rice planthopper; and bringing agriculture in East and Southern Africa up to speed with the rest of the world. The details of these and some other thrilling research thrusts are highlighted in both the following pages of this attractively printed version of the annual report and the award-winning DVD and Web formats that have become acclaimed digital standards over the last couple of years.