Research progress in 1998, by project, as summarized in the Report of the Director General

These summaries in the Report of the Director General 1998 contain information on a project basis. Each file contains a brief project summary, highlights of research progress during 1998, and next step activities for 1999. Collaborating institutions and IRRI contacts are also provided. These are the first updates for projects identified with IRRI's 1998-2003 Medium-Term Plan (MTP). As indicated there will be some project mergers taking place in 2000. Click here for more detailed descriptions and milestones of these projects for the 2000-2002 period.

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Irrigated (IR) rice ecosystem research (7 projects) IR1 Breeding to break yield ceilings: a systems approach IR2 Sustaining soil quality in intensive rice systems IR3 Improving the productivity and sustainaiblity of rice-wheat systems IR4 Increasing water-use efficiency in rice culture IR5 Improving pest management IR6 Coping with global climate change: reducing methane emission from rice fields IR7 Irrigated Rice Research Consortium

Rainfed lowland (RL) rice ecosystem research (5 projects) RL1 Characterizing and analyzing rainfed rice environments RL2 Managing crop, soil, and water resources for enhanced productivity and sustainability RL3 Germplasm improvement for rainfed lowland rice RL4 Addressing gender concerns in rice research and technology development RL5 Rainfed Lowland Rice Research Consortium

Upland rice (UR) ecosystem research (3 projects) UR1 Genetic improvement of upland rice UR2 Improved productivity and sustainability of farming systems in upland rice areas UR3 Upland Rice Research Consortium

Flood-prone (FP) rice ecosystem research (2 projects) FP1 Crop and resource management to improve productivity and sustainability of floodprone rice lands FP2 Efficient selection techniques and novel germplasm for increasing productivity of flood-prone rice lands

Cross-ecosystems (CE) research (6 projects) CE1 Applying biotechnology to accelerate rice breeding and broaden the rice genepool CE2 Exploiting biodiversity for sustainable pest management CE3 Biological nitrogen fixation CE4 Rice--a way of life for the next generation of rice farming CE5 Socioeconomic studies for technology impact, gender, and policy analysis CE6 Implementing ecoreginal approaches to improve natural resource management in Asia

Rice genetic resources (GC): conservation, safe delivery, and use (4 projects) GC1 Conservation of rice and biofertilizer genetic resources GC2 Delivery of genetic resources: the International Network for Genetic Evaluation of Rice (INGER) GC3 The International Rice Information System (IRIS) GC4 Seed health testing services

Accelerating the impact (IM) of rice research (4 projects) IM1 Strengthening partnership with National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) IM2 Delivery of knowledge-intensive technologies (KIT): Crop and Resource Management Network (CREMNET) IM3 Collecting, exchanging, and distributing knowledge and information about rice IM4 Human capital development of NARS rice professionals

 

Click here to see the 1997 project updates for the last year of the previous 1994-97 MTP

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