Unlocking rice gene diversity for food security
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...
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‘Wild’ genes open up opportunities for healthier, climate-smart rice
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...
Bayer partners with IRRI to advance technologies for direct-seeded rice in Asia
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...
Initial peer-reviewed publications of Golden Rice biosafety data completed
The first series of peer-reviewed publications on the GR2E Golden Rice field trial data are now available in Nature Scientific Reports and Frontiers in Plant Science journals. These articles focus on...
MARD organizes priority setting workshop for NDC implementation in Vietnam’s rice sector
26 March 2021, Ha Noi, Vietnam — the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) held the first workshop in support of planning the implementation of Vietnam's Nationally Determined...
IRRI SARC Celebrates International Women's Day 2021
09 March, Varanasi, India --- 25 women farmers from Eastern Uttar Pradesh visited the IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (IRRI SARC) for training and knowledge sharing on the 8th of March 2021 as part...
WOMEN OF RAKHINE: Agents of Change
Ma Sandar Hlaing and Daw Thein Phyu are women farmers from Rakhine State, a region situated in the Western coast of Myanmar and known to be one of its poorest areas. Though predominantly agricultural...
WOMEN OF RAKHINE: Knowledge leads to Agency
Knowledge and technology have provided many sectors ways to advance to enhance output and quality of life. Agriculture, for instance, has progressed leaps and bounds as a result of the application of...
IRRI South Asia Regional Centre holds 4th Coordination Committee Meeting
13 March 2021 ~ Established in 2018 by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) as a hub for key research and capacity building activities for South Asia and Africa, the IRRI South Asia...
The potential for rice sector development in Sub-Saharan Africa and opportunities for women and youth
OpEd for International Women's Day 2021 Globally, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the region most at risk for food insecurity and is largely dependent on food imports, especially cereals. The prevalence...
Swiss Ambassador to PH meets with IRRI to discuss opportunities for collaboration
09 March 2021 ~ Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to the Philippines H.E. Alain Gaschen and his delegation made a “virtual” visit to IRRI to learn more about the institute’s global research and...
How heavy is the sky? Addressing the inequity and challenges of women in agri-food systems
11 March 2021 OpEd for International Women's Day 2021 I. The burden of holding up half the sky The Chinese saying goes, “Women hold up half the sky,” but this progressive and empowering sentiment...
Why empowering women in agriculture is essential to global food security
OpEd - The age of agriculture is truly a milestone that forever changed the history of humankind. Prior to agriculture, our ancestors gathered, hunted, and scavenged for sustenance in the wilderness...
International group of researchers from the USA, UK, and the Philippines receives BBSRC-NSF funding to improve rice genome annotation
Researchers from Oregon State University and the University of Arizona in the USA, University of Liverpool and EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in the UK, and CGIAR’s International...
Komboka rice variety takes spotlight in field day
24 February 2020, Kisumu, Kenya --- The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization (KALRO), and the National Irrigation Authority (NIA...