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14 JULY 2025 (LAGUNA, Philippines) -- “Bundling agricultural credit with crop insurance has the potential to expand rural financial markets for smallholder and marginalized farmers in Odisha," stated...

LAGUNA, Philippines (13 May 2025) — IRRI emphasizes prevention and suppression at the recent International Technology Cooperation Center of the Rural Development Administration – Korea (ITCC- RDA)...

28 June 2025 (BUJUMBURA, Burundi) — IRRI joins Burundi’s Diplomatic Week, bringing together over 200 diplomats representing the Burundian Government and diplomatic missions in the country. A major...

Bushra Humaira Dhaka, Bangladesh – In collaboration with CGIAR’s Scaling for Impact (S4I) Program, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is dedicated to fostering strong partnerships that...

Seed supply planning in Bangladesh has faced several challenges over the years, including reliance on manual processes, fragmented data, and a tendency for reactive decision-making. These factors can...

Telangana, India (18 June 2025) – To help combat zinc deficiency and improve nutrition through staple foods, a new high-zinc rice variety, Spoorthi (GNV 1906), is being distributed to farmers in...

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (26 June 2026) — KOICA, UPLB, and IRRI came together to showcase how global partnerships and emerging omics technologies are transforming agri-food systems across Asia and...

Quelimane, Mozambique (11 June 2025) — Mozambique is taking steps toward a more market-responsive approach to rice breeding, focusing on varieties that meet the needs of farmers, consumers, and the...

Los Banos, Laguna (25 June 2025) - International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Davao Unmanned Aerial Solutions (DUAS) strengthened their longstanding partnership by signing a Memorandum of...

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...

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...

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...