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Mar 20, 2025International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) strengthen their partnership to enhance rice research and innovation in Bangladesh

Mar 20, 2025Planning Thailand’s Rice Sector with Climate-Smart Farming Approaches

Mar 19, 2025Fertilize Right combines science and partnership to transform Vietnam's rice production

Mar 18, 2025Preparing for COP30: Asia Pacific drives action towards climate targets

Mar 13, 2025Southeast Asia tackles methane emissions with new low-emission rice production project

Mar 12, 2025IRRI launches AI-powered global digital platform for hybrid rice breeding and parental selection

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Mar 12, 2025
IRRI KM specialist highlights importance of AGRIS and AGROVOC to data management
In a series of conversations with CGIAR Knowledge Management teams, Valentina De Col from ICARDA spoke with Lea Delos Reyes, former Specialist for Library and Information and Knowledge Systems at...
Mar 10, 2025
A Forum for our Future: Sustaining and Securing Rice Food Systems Gains Traction in Cambodia
The Better Rice Initiative Cambodia (BRIC) was launched to foster national collaboration in tackling the interconnected challenges of agriculture, climate change, and food security. Ensuring farmers...
Mar 07, 2025
Major study reveals widespread adoption of CGIAR agricultural innovations in Vietnam, Impacting millions of rural households
A comprehensive study documenting the extensive adoption of CGIAR-supported agricultural innovations across Vietnam was presented at a high-level workshop in Hanoi. The study has identified notable...

Feb 10, 2020
IRRI India, IRRI SARC, convene on Transforming Food Systems through Sustainable Value Chains
04 February Delhi, India - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Office in India convened a multi-sectoral panel discussion on - “ Creating Sustainable Value Chains for...
Jan 20, 2020
IRRI SARC hosts Maharashtra delegation to share best practices and innovations in farming
Varanasi, 12 January 2020 - Hon’ble Shri Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Member of Parliament from Bhandara-Gondiya constituency in Maharashtra, led a delegation of state agriculture experts and rice farmers...
Jan 08, 2020
Food imperatives in context of the agriculture, nutrition, and environment nexus
IRRI Representative for South Asia Dr. Nafees Meah is the guest editor for “Food Imperatives”, the 2019 year-end issue of Geography and You (GnY) magazine . The following is an overview of the issue...
Jan 08, 2020
Advancing state goals with better rice varieties: Bihar Principal Secretary of Agriculture visits IRRI SARC
ISARC Director Dr. Arvind Kumar tours Government of Bihar’s Principal Secretary of the Department Agriculture Shri Saravana Kumar in IRRI SARC’s facilities. 14 Dec 2019 : Government of Bihar’s...
Dec 18, 2019
Philippines approves Golden Rice for direct use as food and feed, or for processing
December 18, Philippines - After rigorous biosafety assessment, Golden Rice “has been found to be as safe as conventional rice" by the Philippine Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry...
Dec 11, 2019
IRRI, IFA spark discussion on sustainable agriculture at COP25
In the photo are (from L to R): Ms. Le Hoang Anh, Department of Science Technology and Environment (DoSTE) and Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) Senior Officer and Ag NDC Focal...
Dec 05, 2019
Cloud computing to help the rice sector in the Philippines
In the photo are (from L to R): Dr. Ajay Kohli, IRRI Strategic Innovation Platform Leader; Mr. Arvin de Torres, AWS Public Sector Account Lead-Philippines; Dr. Joel Joseph Marciano, Jr., DOST-ASTI...
Nov 22, 2019
International Hybrid Rice Seed Production Training Course: gateway to the new generation of hybrid rice breeders
Targeted to breeders, seed growers, and agronomists working on hybrid rice variety development from the public, private, and NGO sectors, an International Hybrid Rice Seed Production Training Course...
Nov 07, 2019
IRRI secures ASEAN Member States (AMS) endorsement for ASEAN Rice Net
(Photo caption: Dr. Morell met with H.E. Dato Ali Apong to compliment the Government of Brunei Darussalam on the successful hosting of the 41st ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Agriculture and Forestry (...
Nov 05, 2019
Hybrid rice review: Updating notions about hybrid rice
Recent research and technological advancements have significantly improved the quality and viability of hybrid rice. Still, the lack of awareness among value chain actors on these improvements...
Oct 30, 2019
ADB-IRRI eye increased investments for sustainable agriculture technologies
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have recently completed a technical assistance project which aims to help governments identify and prioritize...
Oct 29, 2019
How we can help the Filipino farmer
For Filipinos, rice completes a meal. We love rice so much that we each consume an average of 110 kg of it per year. As the seventh highest rice-consuming country in the world, we spend 16-37 percent...