Irrigated Rice Research Consortium


 

Improving farmer livelihoods in Asia: knowledge-intensive crop management for irrigated rice

The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC) strives to ensure that Asian rice farmers benefit from technologies arising through research. The consortium aims to

Strengthen national agricultural research and extension systems (NARES)-extension partnerships for technology development, validation, and promotion
Strengthen capacity of NARES partners
Develop improved approaches and technologies for more productive and sustainable production
Disseminate promising production principles and technologies  
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News

IRRC Phase 4 recommended! The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC) is currently
in a third phase of 4-year funding with the Swiss
Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) as its major donor.
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Capturing IRRC's impact in Asia Imagine having to produce 90% of the world’s rice.  Full story

Water workshop held in the Philippines For the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), “Rice is Life.” But we all know that without water, there is no life. Full story

Events
 
IRRC Stakeholder Meeting for Phase 4. June 2008. Vientiane, Lao PDR.
 
IRRC Workshop "Research to Impact: Case Studies for Natural Resource Management of Irrigated Rice in Asia." 23-27 September 2008, IRRI, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines.
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Site Specific Nutrient Management Web (updated)

Site Specific Nutrient Management helps rice farmers and the environment

Country Outreach Programs partnering to improve livelihoods

Strengthening ties with Indonesia
Philippine outreach program on course
Tracing IRRC tracks in Vietnam
Back-to-back weeds and statistics training held in Myanmar
Easing the plight of the hungry in Bangladesh
 
Our partners up close         
 

  Pyseth Meas: A person with a purpose

  Flor Palis: Adding a human side to rice research

 

What's new?                       

bullet The weedy rice brochure in: English, Tagalog,
bullet Hindi 
bullet Bahasa Malay (Ancaman Padi Angin Dan Kaedah Penguru Sannya) and
bullet Chinese (亚洲稻田的杂草稻简介)(in Publications and Weeds Workgroup pages)
 
bullet The "Dirty Dozen" Twelve most troublesome weeds of rice in Asia (Workgroups - Weeds)  
bullet New web page on rodent management (Related projects)

 

 

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Research streams


Measuring SSNM impact in the Red River Delta

Voices for change: involving farmers in IRRC research

Intensive production gains in India

    
    
   Swiss Agency for
   Development and
   Cooperation (SDC)
 
 


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