Can the EAT-Lancet diet work for the Global South?
STOCKHOLM — In January, researchers unveiled a global reference diet designed to address the twin problems of rising malnutrition rates and the food system's contributions to climate change. This...
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IRRI and India reaffirm their commitment to a more enriched rice sector on the 150th birthday of Mahatma Gandhi
07 June 2019, Los Banos, Laguna -- The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), together with the Indian Embassy in the Philippines, celebrated Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary with a...
IRRI and partners transforming sustainable food systems landscape : EAT-Lancet Commission report launched in India
The EAT-Lancet Commission's report 'Food. Planet. Health', a groundbreaking study on nutrition, health, and the food system , was formally released for India on 4 April at headquarters of the Food...
IRRI, WorldFish, and IWMI commit to a food systems transformation in South and Southeast Asia
09 April, 2019, LOS BANOS LAGUNA – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), WorldFish, and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) signed a five-year tripartite Memorandum of...
Direct Seeded Rice Consortium convenes first annual meeting to advance partnerships for more sustainable, environment-friendly rice systems
14 March 2019, IRRI Headquarters ~ The Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC), a multi-stakeholder research for development platform established by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),...
Agreement on multi-country seed-sharing reached
SIEM REAP, Cambodia (9–10 June 2017) - Two more countries have joined a regional seed policy agreement that speeds up the distribution of modern rice varieties across nations in South and Southeast...