News Our impact goes beyond rice Discover the latest updates and impactful stories from IRRI’s work around the world. IRRI NewsEventsMedia Center Home News & Events News Highlights From pilots to scale: IRRI supports Viet Nam’s one-million-hectare rice transformation November 6, 2026 November 5, 2026 GIZ and IRRI sign strategic cooperation framework to advance climate-resilient rice systems November 5, 2026 ISARC’s Plant and Soil Laboratory joins Global Soil Laboratory Network November 5, 2026 Bangladesh and IRRI strengthen extension leadership to scale climate-resilient rice production October 29, 2026 EFFECT project reaches Mindanao to support wider adoption of agricultural technologies All News Country - Any -AfricaBangladeshBurundiChinaSingaporeBruneiIndiaKenyaSouth KoreaCambodiaMozambiqueNepalIndonesiaSri LankaTanzaniaLao PDRUgandaMyanmarPhilippinesSouth AsiaThailandMalaysiaVietnamSoutheast AsiaEast AsiaAmericasEurope Date Published Min Max Search From pilots to scale: IRRI supports Viet Nam’s one-million-hectare rice transformation HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam (15 October 2026) — Viet Nam’s ambition to cultivate one million hectares of high-quality, low-emission rice by 2030 November 6, 2026 GIZ and IRRI sign strategic cooperation framework to advance climate-resilient rice system... Photo: Thai Rice GCF Project / GIZ ThailandRenewed partnership will link research and implementation to support sustainable, low-emission and November 5, 2026 ISARC’s Plant and Soil Laboratory joins Global Soil Laboratory Network VARANASI, India (3 November 2026)—The Plant and Soil Laboratory at the International Rice Research Institute – South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC), November 5, 2026 Bangladesh and IRRI strengthen extension leadership to scale climate-resilient rice produc... GAZIPUR, Bangladesh (1 November 2026) – Bangladesh's Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) November 5, 2026 EFFECT project reaches Mindanao to support wider adoption of agricultural technologies From Northern Luzon and Eastern Visayas, DA-BAR and IRRI’s EFFECT project has reached Mindanao to support wider adoption of climate-smart technologies October 29, 2026 IRRI recognized for global leadership in rice research and food security at BIRC 2026 New Delhi, India (26 October 2026) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) received the Global Leadership in Rice Research, Innovation and October 28, 2026 Asia Biologicals Foundation unveiled to unite science and industry for healthier soils and... Singapore-grown initiative aims to strengthen cross-border scientific collaboration, build shared research capabilities and advance evidence-based October 26, 2026 African and Asian leaders call for urgent investment, open trade, and regional reserves to... Global Rice Policy Dialogue 2026 closes in Addis Ababa with calls for whole-value-chain investment, predictable trade, shared market data and regional October 26, 2026 IRRI and partners demonstrate cost savings and sustainable rice farming solutions in Vietn... Ninh Binh, Vietnam (16 October 2026) — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in collaboration with the Ninh Binh Department of Agriculture October 23, 2026 Climate financing highlighted as key to drive agricultural methane reduction at CCAC Annua... At the CCAC Annual Meeting, IRRI emphasized that reducing agricultural methane emissions requires moving beyond national climate commitments towards October 20, 2026 IRRI strengthens world’s largest collection of rice genetic resources with new deposit at ... LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (13 October 2026) — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)’s International Rice Genebank (IRG) has made its eighth October 20, 2026 IRRI explores research collaboration with FMC to strengthen rice production in Africa By Melanie ConnorThe International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) participated in FMC Agro Italia’s Rice Portfolio: Cultivating Opportunity meeting, October 20, 2026 JIRCAS and IRRI strengthen collaboration toward low-carbon, sustainable rice production TOKYO, Japan (13 October 2026) – Japan, through Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS) and the International Rice October 16, 2026 Bangladesh farmers benefit from climate-smart rice value chain project SUNAMGANJ, Bangladesh (2 October 2026) – Around 3,000 farm households in Bangladesh’s flood-prone haor region are benefiting from climate-smart rice October 16, 2026 Wadhwani AI and IRRI partner to develop AI-powered rice advisory in India NEW DELHI, India (14 October 2026)—Wadhwani AI, the AI unit of Lords Education and Health Society (LEHS), and the International Rice Research October 15, 2026 Pagination Page 1 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up
From pilots to scale: IRRI supports Viet Nam’s one-million-hectare rice transformation November 6, 2026
