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Dec 12, 2024IRRI eyes stronger, long-term sustainable rice and climate action partnership with Thailand

Dec 11, 2024New framework on agricultural knowledge management for innovation recognized with Cook Medal

Dec 05, 202413th National Seed Congress 2024 concludes with a focus on strengthening India’s seed sector

Dec 05, 2024Feeding more people with less environmental impact - is it possible?

Dec 04, 2024PRISM receives prestigious recognition from IDC Singapore

Dec 04, 2024Empowering Odisha women entrepreneurs through rice and millet innovation

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Dec 04, 2024
Unity Against Uncertainty: Experts Come Together to Combat Rice False Smut
LOS BANOS, Philippines, October 14-17, 2024 —Plant pathology experts from Asia, Africa, Europe, and America convened at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) headquarters to address the...
Dec 02, 2024
3rd Global Sustainable Rice Conference and Exhibition 2024 Highlights Sustainable Transformation in the Rice Sector
The conference emphasized the need to align rice production with the Paris Agreement, UN SDGs, and other pledges, as well as its critical role in sustainable food systems and climate action. The...
Dec 02, 2024
ASEAN-CGIAR Program Advances Food and Nutrition Security in ASEAN
13 November 2024 - The ASEAN-CGIAR Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security Regional Program recently visited the ASEAN Secretariat in Jakarta, Indonesia, contributing efforts to strengthen CGIAR-...

Aug 09, 2024
Tanzanian women farmers emerge as leaders in quality seed production and higher rice production
Good quality seed leads to good yield and produce, but it can also be a form of empowerment for others. In the coastal region of Pwani in Tanzania, the Twaweza (which means "we can" in Swahili) Women...
Jul 31, 2024
CSSP-SABRAO awards Jauhar Ali prestigious Sant S. Virmani Hybrid Rice prize
The Crop Science Society of the Philippines, Inc. (CSSP) proudly announced that this year’s recipient of the Sant S. Virmani Hybrid Rice Award is Dr. Jauhar Ali, IRRI Principal Scientist and Research...
Jul 30, 2024
Looking into RR2P 2024: A Transformative Rice Science Learning Experience
As one journey comes to an end, a new opportunity arises. Rice: Research to Production (RR2P) program offers a deep dive into the significant impact of rice science on food production and...
Jul 30, 2024
IRRI Scientist Receives Crop Science Society of America Highest Award for 2024
WISCONSIN, United States (25 July 2024) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is proud to announce that Principal Scientist and Regional Director for Africa Dr. Abdelbagi Ismail has been...
Jul 25, 2024
IRRI and BSIP Conduct Training of Trainers on LKP 2.0 and Farm Mapping Using GPS
Indonesia and IRRI expand the dissemination of Rice Crop Manager across the country with a training of facilitators and extension workers on the advanced features of the digital tool. (BOGOR,...
Jul 23, 2024
Empowerment by design: Gender-intentional rice breeding through Target Product Profiling
The PlantDirect project , in collaboration with Market Intelligence Work Package (WP2) 2, facilitated a workshop on Gender-intentional Target Product Profile (TPP) design in Varanasi, India, with...
Jul 23, 2024
Rice Crop Manager: Delivering results for Indonesian farmers
Project proponents share key results to date of the implementation of the localized RCM in Indonesia. The project is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the...
Jul 23, 2024
Climate-smart mapping can help Tanzanian rice farmers in flood-prone areas mitigate crop losses
The 2023-2024 El Niño had a catastrophic impact on East and Southern African countries as it triggered heavy rainfall and lingering floods from April to May 2024 . In Tanzania’s Rufiji District, the...
Jul 23, 2024
Vietnam's pilot low-emission rice farming shows promise: Increased yields, profits, and sustainability
A pilot farm in Vietnam has demonstrated success in high-quality, low-emission rice farming. Compared to traditional methods, it achieves higher yields and profits and reduces greenhouse gas...
Jul 23, 2024
East and Southern Africa Crop Tour provides farmers opportunity to evaluate new rice varieties and technologies
Scientists from IRRI, Africa Rice Center, and national agricultural research and extension system (NARES) partners engaged with rice farmers and other value chain stakeholders from Kenya, Tanzania,...
Jul 04, 2024
Making Rice–Cultivation Water-Efficient and Sustainable for Haryana
Growing rice, a crop that demands huge amounts of water, results in significant groundwater depletion across the rice-producing areas of Haryana in India. To reverse this, IRRI is building capacities...
Jul 04, 2024
ARIAS Society, IRRI plan sustainable rice farming future in Assam post-APART
With the APART’s closure approaching, IRRI and partners are starting to discuss a comprehensive exit strategy that will ensure the continuation and sustainability of the technologies and practices...