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 RCM Indonesia Project Milestones and Next Steps Discussed with BRMP Food Crops August 20, 2025 August 20, 2025 Training of Masters Brings LKP 2.0 to Agricultural Trainers, Extension Workers, and Lecturers August 15, 2025 IRRI releases four rice varieties in DRC 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 All News Country - Any -BangladeshBurundiChinaSingaporeBruneiIndiaKenyaSouth KoreaCambodiaMozambiqueNepalIndonesiaSri LankaTanzaniaLao PDRUgandaMyanmarPhilippinesThailandMalaysiaVietnamAfricaSouth AsiaSoutheast AsiaEast Asia Date Published Min Max Search Researchers identify new rice varieties that could help increase farmers’ yield Researchers have identified the rice varieties with the best yield performance for both Aman (wet) and Boro (Dry) season after rigorous on-farm trials April 21, 2022 CGIAR and ASEAN held national consultations to define what is next for food systems in the... To identify national and regional needs for food, land, and water systems transformation, CGIAR conducted seven country consultations workshops and April 21, 2022 Automating rice variety release process in Bangladesh helps to reduce rice seed cost To help reduce the cost of seeds, researchers suggested automating the rice variety release process in the workshop conducted by the   April 11, 2022 How can Southeast Asia stay as a major rice exporter? Southeast Asia is home to two of the world’s largest rice exporters, Thailand and Vietnam, making the region a major rice bowl. A new study March 26, 2022 Climate-smart agriculture training to help BAU officials and scientists handle impacts of ... A three-day training on climate-smart agriculture was conducted for researchers, scientists, and officials of Bihar Agriculture University (BAU) March 17, 2022 Uttar Pradesh Chief Secretary sees partnership with IRRI as a key to overall prosperity an... Shri Durga Shanker Mishra, Chief Secretary to the Government of Uttar Pradesh, emphasized the importance of developing a close linkage between the March 16, 2022 EPIC win: IRRI scientists awarded for work with IPM Innovation Lab at 10th International I... The Integrated Pest Management Innovation Lab (IPM Innovation Lab), a global group led by Virginia Tech and composed of scientists from the US and March 16, 2022 Women’s leadership and gender-responsive financing for effective climate action Photo: Gender Day (Picture by Tim Hammond / No 10 Downing Street for the UK Government) Niyati Singaraju and Ranjitha Puskur At the United March 10, 2022 Women Rising: Tackling the food and economy crises created by climate change and the COVID... Linda Etale and Ranjitha Puskur “I planted papayas on 5 kert (1.25ha) and lost the entire produce to flooding. Then I planted tomatoes. March 7, 2022 Tackling Climate Change in Agriculture: A Critical need for Gender-Transformative Approach... (Photo by Kelly L from Pexels) It is well-known by now that women are disproportionately affected by climate change. They are among the most March 6, 2022 Climate change and time poverty trap women in a vicious cycle Mou Rani Sarker and Ranjitha Puskur “Since my husband left home, I am responsible for everything, such as daily shopping and cooking, household March 6, 2022 JAIF and IRRI collaborate on capacity building for ASEAN Rice Net in 4 SEA countries 10 February 2022 ~ Representatives from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Southeast Asian countries Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, and March 4, 2022 IRRI facilitates farmers’ exposure to new technologies in Darrang, India Nestled in the district of Darrang, with tributaries of Brahmaputra flowing through it and having fertile soil conducive for cultivation, Gorukhuti is March 3, 2022 APART targets market development for rice-based products in Assam Aiming to foster market development and linkages for the small and marginal paddy farmers of Assam, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) March 3, 2022 One CGIAR conducts national technical consultation on food systems in Lao PDR Excerpt: The discussion highlights the opportunities to transform the country’s food systems, including the sectors of agriculture, food, fisheries, March 1, 2022 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 27 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up
