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Apr 11, 2025IRRI spotlights innovative partnership in strengthening African seed systems at CGIAR Science Week 2025

Apr 03, 2025How can the Rice Crop Manager reach more farmers?

Apr 03, 20251 Million Hectare Project takes center stage at AGRITECHNICA ASIA 2025

Mar 25, 2025GIZ and IRRI partnership demonstrates a future of sustainable agriculture in Vietnam

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

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Mar 19, 2025
Fertilize Right combines science and partnership to transform Vietnam's rice production
With the high costs of agricultural inputs and issues with flooding, lodging, and rice straw burning, the Fertilize Right project is transforming Vietnam’s rice farming by promoting efficient and...
Mar 18, 2025
Preparing for COP30: Asia Pacific drives action towards climate targets
Bangkok, Thailand (5-7 March 2025) - Bringing together government officials and representatives from nearly 20 countries, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and IRRI...
Mar 13, 2025
Southeast Asia tackles methane emissions with new low-emission rice production project
Makati City, Philippines (11 March 2025) —Southeast Asia comprises around a third of the total rice harvest worldwide. It is also home to two of the top rice-exporting countries in the world,...

Jan 18, 2019
Working to boost food production in Africa: IRRI joins hands with CGIAR sister centers to help the continent achieve 90% rice self-sufficiency by 2025
28 September 2018, Kenya - Today, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) opened a new regional office in Nairobi to help Africa boost rice productivity and self-sufficiency. The office was...
Jan 18, 2019
Cambodia launches first national seed strategy during visit to IRRI
Cambodian agriculture officials unveiled their country’s first ever national seed strategy while on a visit to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), recognizing the organization for its...
Jan 16, 2019
The World’s Rice Bowl: Protected in Perpetuity
SINGAPORE,12 October 2018 – The world's largest rice collection is to receive permanent funding for the conservation and sharing of 136,000 varieties of the staple crop that feeds more than three...
Jan 16, 2019
Securing the Future of Rice: Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, and IRRI Ink Partnership to Develop Advanced Rice Technologies and Programs
SINGAPORE, 15 Oct. 2018 – Corteva Agriscience ™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP), and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) today announced a multi-year framework agreement...
Jan 16, 2019
Leading female rice scientists, young researchers recognized for solutions to global food and nutrition security
17 October 2018, Singapore— Female scientists and early career researchers were among the seven trailblazing researchers honored at a special awards ceremony held on the last day of the 2018...
Jan 16, 2019
IRRI collaborates with Computomics to develop new and better rice varieties through machine learning
31 October 2018, Los Banos, Philippines - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is teaming up with Germany-based biotechnology company Computomics GmbH to use the latest bioinformatics...
Jan 16, 2019
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi advances rice science for South Asia and Africa with inauguration of IRRI centre in Varanasi
Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi furthered his vision of doubling farmers’ incomes with the inauguration of the IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (IRRI SARC) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh today...
Dec 12, 2018
Public consultations scheduled for Golden Rice field trials
The Philippine Department of Agriculture-Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI) has given the go-signal for the conduct of public consultations on the proposed field trials for GR2E Golden Rice. The...
Dec 12, 2018
Agriculture Minister Matia Chowdhury shores up support for Golden Rice in Bangladesh
March 6 2018 - DHAKA, BANGLADESH – H.E. Matia Chowdhury, Minister of Agriculture for Bangladesh today acknowledged the positive impact of biotech crops and their potential to help Bangladesh meet the...
Dec 12, 2018
Golden Rice meets food safety standards in three global leading regulatory agencies
Los Baños, Philippines, 25 MAY 2018 – GR2E Golden Rice, a provitamin-A biofortified rice variety, completed its third positive food safety evaluation, this time from the United States Food and Drug...
Dec 03, 2018
Community nursery offers means for economic empowerment of women farmers
Women-focused intervention plays a pivotal role in IRRI’s work with farmers. With the climate changing, innovation that results in better management practices for farmers is essential. This becomes...
Dec 03, 2018
Women find identity, path of progress, as farmers
Gender inclusion is one of the priorities for IRRI and hence, it received a significant focus in both research and outreach activities. In Bihar, India, adoption by women farmers of some farming...