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Jul 10, 2025IRRI Drives Efforts to Scale up Agricultural Innovations in Bangladesh

Jul 10, 2025IRRI-BADC launches digital tool to improve rice supply in Bangladesh

Jul 07, 2025New Zinc-Rich Rice Variety “Spoorthi” Rolled Out in India

Jul 01, 2025KOICA, UPLB, IRRI Partnership Establishes a Genomic Powerhouse to Future-Proof Agriculture

Jul 01, 2025A Quest for Market- and Farmer-Aligned Rice Varieties in Mozambique

Jun 27, 2025IRRI and DUAS Partnership Leverages Drone Technology to Enhance Security and Operational Readiness

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Jun 24, 2025
Unlocking the Potential of Fallow Lands: Crop Diversification in Coastal Bangladesh
by Sharif Ahmed, Manik Debnath, and Humnath Bhandari Coastal Bangladesh, which accounts for nearly one-third of the country’s agricultural land, faces significant challenges that limit its cropping...
Jun 23, 2025
IRRI-ADB forum spotlights science, investment, and partnerships for global food system transformation
Bold investments, strategic partnerships, and scalable solutions were at the forefront of the discussions at the “Future of Global Food Systems Forum,” co-hosted by the International Rice Research...
Jun 20, 2025
Experts answer, regional partnerships and coordinated policies are key to resilient global rice markets
LAGUNA, Philippines (20 June 2025) —Regional cooperation and country-focused policy solutions for global rice market challenges were at the center of discussion in the plenary session of IRRI’s 65th...

Jun 22, 2021
Gender transformative change critical for nurturing an equitable rice sector in Africa
Gender experts present evidence and policy lessons on gender and youth integration in rice-based agri-food systems from Africa. For centuries, rice has played a central role in Asia’s rice-based...
Jun 17, 2021
IRRI launches Bio-Innovation Center with new Bioseed research partnership
During a virtual launch on June 3, 2021, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) introduced its latest model for collaborative agricultural research through its new Bio-Innovation Center (...
Jun 15, 2021
East African countries champion integrated rice sector development in the region to curb escalating imports
As rice becomes a strategic commodity in Africa, many countries in East Africa have embarked on various programs that, along with continental initiatives, aim to chart a course of action for moving...
Jun 09, 2021
Kingdom helps in DSR rice project
(Photo: The project aims to promote the adoption of DSR for a transition towards an efficient, profitable and environmentally-friendly rice production system in beneficiary countries. Heng Chivoan )...
Jun 08, 2021
IRRI-DA BAFE successfully cap year-long joint project on Laser Land Leveling (LLL)
01 June 2021 - IRRI and the Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA BAFE) concluded the project “Laser Land Leveling for Land Use Efficiency...
Jun 07, 2021
IRRI webinar puts emphasis on sustainable intensification of rice-based systems
By 2050, it is estimated that there will be 9.8 billion people in the world. Overall food demand is set to increase by more than 50 percent. Water demand for agriculture, manufacturing, electricity,...
May 24, 2021
“Father of Hybrid Rice” Yuan Longping’s Legacy: An agricultural innovation that helps feed the world
Rice is a staple food and provides 20% of the daily calorie needs of more than half of the population worldwide. With the looming increase in population projected to reach about 8.5 billion people by...
May 24, 2021
After COVID-19: Where next for Climate Resilient Agricultural Development in the Global South?
Nafees Meah and Sheetal Sharma Global food production is required to increase between 50–70% by 2050 driven by population growth,, income growth, and change in diets. However, global warming is...
May 20, 2021
IRRI welcomes new Board of Trustees’ Chair and Vice-Chair
Following the successful terms of IRRI Board of Trustees (BOT) Chair Jim Godfrey and Vice-Chair Kaye Basford, IRRI welcomed new Chair Dr. Suthad Setboonsarng and Vice-Chair Dr. Cao Duc Phat on 27...
May 10, 2021
Vietnam’s MARD minister calls on promotion of climate-smart practices to reduce GHG emissions at COP26’s Ministerial Dialogue
26 April 2021 - Mr. Le Minh Hoan, Leader of Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), gave a statement to the 1st Round Table of the Ministerial Policy Dialogues on Transition...
May 07, 2021
Inclusive, Sustainable Rice System to Improve East Africa’s Food and Income Security
Nairobi, May 6, 2021 - Major players from sub-Saharan Africa and Asia will discuss key topics surrounding the rice value chain in East Africa in a bid to increase domestic rice production to fulfill...
Mar 29, 2021
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...