A new study published in the Nature journal opens the possibility to accelerate rice breeding to achieve food security for some of the world’s most vulnerable rice farmers. The groundbreaking...
Los Baños, Philippines (30th January 2018) — The genome sequencing of seven wild rice varieties has finally been completed. This breakthrough is expected to provide opportunities for breeders...
Singapore/Philippines, March 01, 2018 – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Bayer have signed an agreement confirming Bayer’s participation in the Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC...
The impacts of international agricultural research over the past 50 years show significant benefits for the environment and for food security, as well as a cost benefit ratio providing 10 dollars in...
CGIAR, together with government agencies and other relevant stakeholders, conducted the country launch of the Initiative on Securing the Food Systems of Asian Mega-Deltas for Climate and Livelihood...
Stakeholders of the all-rice value chain gathered together to raise awareness on the newly-released improved rice varieties in Mozambique on 12 July 2022. Participants including farmers from four...
A training program was organized by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Bangladesh and the Seed Certification Agency (SCA) for private seed companies to help the sector understand...
The initial farm-level cultivation of Golden Rice is now taking place on 40 hectares this wet cropping season. This is part of the expansion of seed production in partnership with PhilRice branch...
ASEAN and CGIAR stakeholders convened to build a stronger cooperation to address the various agriculture and food security challenges and build a more resilient agri-food system in the region in a...
The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) signed a letter of intent for the establishment of Sanya International Rice Resource and...
To enhance cooperation in agricultural research and education in India, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Chaudhary Charan Singh...
To create and foster better opportunities for the transformation of the Philippine agrifood sector, CGIAR, a global agricultural science consortium, provided an overview of its initiatives to be...
NEW DELHI, India (12 July 2022) – The government of India, through the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) signed an...
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is leading a new initiative called Network for Accelerated Rice Varieties for Impact, or NARVI, that will engage in Public-Private Partnerships (PPP)...
To promote resilient, inclusive, and productive Asian Mega-Deltas, CGIAR, together with government agencies from Vietnam and Cambodia and other relevant stakeholders, officially launched the...