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Sep 29, 2023Former IRRI Director General M.S. Swaminthan passes away in India

Sep 29, 2023ASEAN-CGIAR Regional Program receives additional A$ 1 Million Australia funding

Sep 27, 2023Optimizing fertilizer use to improve rice production in Indonesia, explored by IRRI and Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture

Sep 19, 2023International crop science conference tackled various applications of genomics and bioinformatics

Sep 19, 2023IRRI scientist honored with Borlaug Field Award for her work on farmer engagement and empowerment

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Sep 13, 2023
Exploring the potential of saline water irrigation as a climate change adaptation measure
For the third installment of the Delta Talks, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas ( AMD ) and Wageningen University & Research ( WUR ) presented a webinar on the effects of saline water...
Sep 12, 2023
Increasing rice yields by scaling mDSR in Cambodia discussed in IPSR workshop
25 August 2023, Phnom Penh, Cambodia : Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) conducted a workshop on Innovation Packaging and Scaling Readiness (IPSR) on 25 August in Phnom Penh. Stakeholders involved in...
Sep 12, 2023
IRRI receives Google support to apply AI for climate resilient rice development
Leveraging the International Rice Genebank collection for a food-secure future LOS BANOS, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES (Sept. 12, 2023) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is receiving 2...

Sep 29, 2023
ASEAN-CGIAR Regional Program receives additional A$ 1 Million Australia funding
The Australian Government has announced additional funding of A$ 1 Million to the ASEAN-CGIAR Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security Regional Program as part of its commitment to ensure long-term...
Sep 29, 2023
Former IRRI Director General M.S. Swaminthan passes away in India
by Gene Hettel Two future World Food Prize Laureates, Dr. Swaminathan (1987) and Gurdev Khush (1996), confer in the IRRI rice research plots in 1984. (IRRI file photo) Eminent agricultural scientist...
Sep 27, 2023
Optimizing fertilizer use to improve rice production in Indonesia, explored by IRRI and Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture
(BOGOR, Indonesia, 19 September) - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is committed to optimizing the use of fertilizer in rice production through the Rice Crop Manager (RCM) Indonesia...
Sep 19, 2023
International crop science conference tackled various applications of genomics and bioinformatics
POHANG, South Korea (September 18, 2023) - The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Handong Global University (HGU), the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), and the...
Sep 19, 2023
IRRI scientist honored with Borlaug Field Award for her work on farmer engagement and empowerment
Photo caption: Together with women farmers in Odisha, India, Dr. Swati visited a field site to validate germplasms recommended by the national agricultural research and extension systems. LOS BAÑOS,...
Sep 13, 2023
Exploring the potential of saline water irrigation as a climate change adaptation measure
For the third installment of the Delta Talks, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas ( AMD ) and Wageningen University & Research ( WUR ) presented a webinar on the effects of saline water...
Sep 12, 2023
Increasing rice yields by scaling mDSR in Cambodia discussed in IPSR workshop
25 August 2023, Phnom Penh, Cambodia : Excellence in Agronomy (EiA) conducted a workshop on Innovation Packaging and Scaling Readiness (IPSR) on 25 August in Phnom Penh. Stakeholders involved in...
Sep 12, 2023
IRRI receives Google support to apply AI for climate resilient rice development
Leveraging the International Rice Genebank collection for a food-secure future LOS BANOS, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES (Sept. 12, 2023) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is receiving 2...
Sep 11, 2023
IRRI receives recognition from MARD for its successful organization of AGRITECHNICA ASIA Live 2022
7 September 2023 - For its contributions to the success of AGRITECHNICA ASIA Live 2022, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam awarded IRRI, DLG (German Agricultural...
Sep 06, 2023
Vietnam rice sector carbon accreditation strategy presented at multi-stakeholder dialogue
Can Tho City, Vietnam, 01 September 2023 —The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in collaboration with Vietnam’s Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (...
Sep 05, 2023
Seed Equal Initiative empowering Africa legume seed producers on market demand-driven seed production business models and ICT tools
“We can change Africa through legumes!” , is what Jean Claude Rubyogo, Leader of the Bean Programme and Director of the Pan Africa Bean Research Alliance (PABRA) at the Alliance of Bioversity and...
Sep 05, 2023
TRANSITIONS: Inclusive digital tools to scale smallholder agroecology
Agroecological food systems, guided by nature, can provide ecosystem services and promote equitable, climate-conscious decision-making. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), farmers need easy...