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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

Jun 24, 2025Unlocking the Potential of Fallow Lands: Crop Diversification in Coastal Bangladesh

Jun 23, 2025IRRI-ADB forum spotlights science, investment, and partnerships for global food system transformation

Jun 20, 2025Experts answer, regional partnerships and coordinated policies are key to resilient global rice markets

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Jun 20, 2025
Thailand Moves Forward on Low-Emission Rice: IRRI and Ministry Advance Thai Rice Project with GCF Support
On 29 May 2025, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Thailand held a follow-up meeting with representatives from Thailand’s Rice Department under the Ministry of Agriculture and...
Jun 17, 2025
Breeding Platforms Connected for Smarter Crop Development through BrAPI
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (2 June 2025) – Faster and smarter crop breeding depends on better digital tools, and making sure these tools can work together is critical. To support this, developers, data...
Jun 09, 2025
Philippines introduces innovative satellite-based crop insurance and agro-advisory services to help build farmers’ resilience
The Philippines launched a pilot program combining satellite-based crop insurance and weather-informed agro-advisories to enhance climate resilience and risk management for Filipino rice farmers,...

Apr 26, 2024
Transforming Thailand’s Rice Sector Toward Low Emissions
Bangkok, Thailand (25 April 2024) - As global attention turns towards sustainable agricultural practices, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has organized the policy forum titled "...
Apr 18, 2024
IRRI, PhilRice launch drone protocols to boost rice farming in the Philippines
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (17 April 2024) – Aimed at leveraging the power of drone technology to boost farmers’ productivity and sustainability, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the...
Apr 15, 2024
ASEAN-CGIAR Regional Program highlight partnerships to achieve food security during ADB Food Security Forum
MANILA, Philippines —Achieving sustainable food systems transformation in Southeast Asia entails cooperation and collaboration among the public and private sector, including research organizations...
Apr 12, 2024
New Digital Hub to Stimulate Methane Reduction through Sustainable Rice Cultivation
Gold Standard and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have released a new resource hub designed to encourage and support the development of sustainable rice production activities in...
Apr 12, 2024
IRRI and Taiwan ICDF tackle the climate and food crises by fostering rice straw circular economies in SEA
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) signed a cooperation agreement to implement the Capacity Building for Sustainable...
Apr 12, 2024
IRRI proposes technical solutions to Vietnam to effectively establish and implement MRV for the One Million Hectares Program
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam continued its consultations with the International Rice Research Institute to pursue the next steps of implementing the Sustainable...
Apr 11, 2024
ADB, CGIAR join forces to boost and scale agricultural innovations in Asia
Science and innovations from CGIAR research centers and ADB’s $14bn 2022-2025 investment will tackle Asia’s food crisis and enhance longer-term food sector capacity and resilience MANILA, Philippines...
Mar 26, 2024
UPLB, KOICA, IRRI and Key Institutions to establish agri-genomics facilities to support national competitiveness
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (26 March 2024) - The growth of state-of-the-art agricultural genomics research and education facilities in the Philippines took a major step forward today with the establishment of...
Mar 26, 2024
IRRI-Government of Odisha partnership to strengthen state’s specialty rice segment
(Photo: A cafeteria featuring biofortified rice varieties in Odisha) ODISHA, India (March 16, 2024) - The state of Odisha produced nearly 11 million tons of rice in 2021, considerably contributing to...
Mar 25, 2024
IRRI-NARI agreement will revitalize Papua New Guinea’s rice industry
MOROBE PROVINCE, Papua New Guinea (21 March 2024) - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) will provide essential support to ensure the future of Papua New Guinea’s (PNG) rice industry. "...
Mar 20, 2024
REMET-Rice Project supports joint training on soil spectroscopy for BSWM, UPLB, and IRRI scientists
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (16 March 2024) – Scientists from the Philippine Department of Agriculture Bureau of Soils and Water Management (DA-BSWM), the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), and...
Mar 18, 2024
IRRI and AfricaRice collaborate on developing and delivering improved and localized rice varieties to smallholder farmers in Africa
As a continuation of accelerating and modernizing the breeding programs through the Accelerating Genetic Gain in Rice (AGGRi) Alliance initiated in 2019, the second phase of AGGRi (AGGRi2) was...