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Feb 06, 2025NARES and IRRI advance market-driven varieties and accelerate adoption of new rice varieties in Africa

Jan 22, 2025IRRI Seed Health 2024 workshop: Strengthening seed health networks for safe and effective movement across SEA and SA

Jan 20, 2025IRRI and smart agriculture technology leader XAG collaborate to promote digital agriculture and precision farming in the Philippines

Jan 16, 2025IRRI’s digital monitoring and reporting system nominated for the Vietnam National Television’s Awards for Impressive Digital Transformation Application of the Year

Jan 07, 2025Vietnam and Thailand scale knowledge on sustainable and low-emissions rice production

Jan 08, 2025Enabling women farmers in Odisha to combat heat stress

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Jan 07, 2025
Hybrid rice + innovations: a path forward for climate-smart agriculture
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (06 January 2025) ~ Rice, while a staple food for half of the world’s population, is also a significant contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, primarily methane and...
Jan 06, 2025
Inclusive and equitable canal water management towards sustainable agriculture urged at Bangladesh policy dialogue
In the southern coastal deltaic regions of Bangladesh, freshwater canals are a lifeline to multiple food system-based livelihoods. However, these resources are mired in unequal conflicts and...
Jan 06, 2025
Canadian delegation finds huge potential in Vietnam’s one million-hectare program
Can Tho City, Vietnam, December 20, 2024 —The Canadian Embassy in Vietnam delegation, led by Ms. Francesca Bellone, Head of the Development Cooperation Department, visited and surveyed the pilot...

Aug 01, 2023
IRRI-Africa crop tour strengthens collaborative efforts for agricultural innovation in Burundi
In a bid to enhance agricultural innovation and exchange best practices, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Rice Breeding Innovation (RBI) team completed their East and Southern Africa...
Jul 26, 2023
Milestone carbon credit methodology for rice launched with help from IRRI
LOS BANOS, Philippines (26 July 2023) - This July, Gold Standard launched a new carbon credit methodology for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in rice cultivation. Developed with inputs from the...
Jul 19, 2023
Online modules on Solar Irrigation for Agricultural Resilience launched!
IRRI Education, the educational arm of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in collaboration with the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) developed and launched a series of...
Jul 19, 2023
Showcasing rice straw innovations for farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta
To promote the mechanization of rice straw collection and rice straw handling and processing technologies, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam, in cooperation with Hau...
Jul 19, 2023
IRRI and Philippine Agriculture Department announce International Rice Congress 2023’s cross-continental keynote speakers line up
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (19, July 2023) – An assembly of cross-continental experts in rice science and technology is set to lead the programs and discussions in the upcoming International Rice...
Jul 17, 2023
IRRI and Vietnam’s DCP-MARD launch the technical guideline on rice straw management
Vietnam’s Department of Crop Production (DCP)-Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) successfully developed a technical guideline on...
Jul 14, 2023
An invitation to transform the future of food systems from #GeneToGlobe: experts, leaders, and innovators come together at the International Rice Congress 2023 this October
By Jean Balie, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute The fourth agricultural revolution is evolving rapidly and changing the way we produce and consume food. New knowledge,...
Jul 13, 2023
Rice crop tour highlights breeding and seed systems in Tanzania
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Tanzanian Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) recently embarked on an extensive crop tour across Tanzania, spanning the Eastern and...
Jul 05, 2023
Just Launched: IRRI Launched Open Learning Platform openlearning.cgiar.org
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is geared to transform the way we learn about water, land, and food systems with the launch of its open learning platform on July 4. IRRI Deputy...
Jun 29, 2023
A farmers’ cooperative in Kenya receives a modern seed dressing machine to boost Kenya’s rice production
NAIROBI, Kenya (26 June 2023)- In a transformative move to increase rice seed production and scale of improved rice varieties in Kenya, the Mwea Rice Growers Multipurpose Cooperative Society (MRGM),...
Jun 23, 2023
New private-public partnership formed to take rice production to scale in Ghana
Photo by Michael Behrens on Unsplash The new partnership forms a tripartite cooperation between the Jospong Group and their African Asian Consortium, the Ghana Council for Scientific and Industrial...
Jun 21, 2023
International Rice Genebank completes review for Long-Term Partnership Agreement (LPA) with Crop Trust
LOS BAÑOS , Laguna (19 June 2023): The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) visited the International Rice Genebank, hosted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), to review the Long...