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 IRRI releases four rice varieties in DRC August 15, 2025 August 12, 2025 New rice gene variant boosts yield under drought—IRRI August 8, 2025 Cultivating Healthy Soil for High-Quality Rice: A Modern Farmer's Guide August 7, 2025 CGIAR Asia tripartite partnership appoints new Director of Ethics and Business Conduct August 5, 2025 RR2P 2025: Connecting Global Perspectives with Ground-Level Realities in Rice Science All News Country - Any -BangladeshBurundiChinaSingaporeBruneiIndiaKenyaSouth KoreaCambodiaMozambiqueNepalIndonesiaSri LankaTanzaniaLao PDRUgandaMyanmarPhilippinesThailandMalaysiaVietnamAfricaSouth AsiaSoutheast AsiaEast Asia Date Published Min Max Search Online modules on Solar Irrigation for Agricultural Resilience launched! IRRI Education, the educational arm of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in collaboration with the International Water Management July 19, 2023 Showcasing rice straw innovations for farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta To promote the mechanization of rice straw collection and rice straw handling and processing technologies, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural July 19, 2023 IRRI and Philippine Agriculture Department announce International Rice Congress 2023’s cro... LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (19, July 2023) – An assembly of cross-continental experts in rice science and technology is set to lead the programs and July 19, 2023 IRRI and Vietnam’s DCP-MARD launch the technical guideline on rice straw management Vietnam’s Department of Crop Production (DCP)-Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI July 17, 2023 An invitation to transform the future of food systems from #GeneToGlobe: experts, leaders,... By Jean Balie, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute The fourth agricultural revolution is evolving rapidly and changing July 14, 2023 Rice crop tour highlights breeding and seed systems in Tanzania The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Tanzanian Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) recently embarked on an extensive crop tour July 13, 2023 Just Launched: IRRI Launched Open Learning Platform openlearning.cgiar.org The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is geared to transform the way we learn about water, land, and food systems with the launch of its July 5, 2023 A farmers’ cooperative in Kenya receives a modern seed dressing machine to boost Kenya’s r... NAIROBI, Kenya (26 June 2023)- In a transformative move to increase rice seed production and scale of improved rice varieties in Kenya,   June 29, 2023 New private-public partnership formed to take rice production to scale in Ghana Photo by Michael Behrens on Unsplash The new partnership forms a tripartite cooperation between the Jospong Group and their African Asian June 23, 2023 International Rice Genebank completes review for Long-Term Partnership Agreement (LPA) wit... LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (19 June 2023): The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) visited the International Rice Genebank, hosted by the International June 21, 2023 Seed sharing initiative and climate change-resilient technologies to address food and nutr... VARANASI, India (14 June 2023) - Officials from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI June 14, 2023 Thailand Rice Department and IRRI ink 2023-2027 Joint Work Plan BANGKOK, Thailand (03 June 2023) – The Thailand Rice Department and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) signed a joint 5-year work plan June 14, 2023 IRRI-Africa completes training of trainers on quality rice seeds production in Burundi BUJUMBURA, Burundi (12 May 2023) A training of trainers on quality rice seeds production was conducted from May 2 to 12 2023 by the Agriculture June 7, 2023 IRRI at AGRICONNECT tackles transparency and inclusivity in agricultural carbon markets 24 May 2023, BANGKOK, Thailand – IRRI convened climate change thought leaders at the recently concluded AGRICONNECT Conference and Exhibition 2023 for June 6, 2023 Uttar Pradesh-ISARC prioritize ag transformation for farmers’ welfare IRRI Director General Jean Balié met with Honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri, Yogi Adityanath on 22 April in Lucknow, to secure the June 2, 2023 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 20 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up