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, CGIAR Promote Women’s Leadership at GCWAS2026; Initiatives Win Recognition April 1, 2026 March 31, 2026 Scaling Low-Emission Rice through Pilot Models that Showcase the Future of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta March 31, 2026 Philippine partners strengthen capacity to detect Rice Yellowing Syndrome with support from IRRI March 27, 2026 Japan and IRRI advance low-carbon rice systems through upgraded GHG measurement facility March 27, 2026 Ready for lift-off: IRRI, Thailand’s Rice Department, and Kasetsart University gather around drones for low-emission rice and climate-smart agriculture All News Country - Any -AfricaBangladeshBurundiChinaSingaporeBruneiIndiaKenyaSouth KoreaCambodiaMozambiqueNepalIndonesiaSri LankaTanzaniaLao PDRUgandaMyanmarPhilippinesSouth AsiaThailandMalaysiaVietnamSoutheast AsiaEast AsiaAmericasEurope Date Published Min Max Search Vietnam’s first ‘AGRITECHNICA ASIA Live’: An International Success CAN THO, Vietnam, September 1, 2022) - Almost 4,000 attendees; 80 companies with machinery demonstrations and displays from tillage and sowing to September 22, 2022 How to make rice production more sustainable in Bangladesh? Researchers identified sustainable crop production models and technologies that farmers and researchers in Bangladesh can adopt to revolutionize their September 20, 2022 SpeedBreed: A crop breeding center built for speed The time it takes to develop new varieties of economically important crops like rice, wheat and maize is not fast enough to keep up with the demand in September 19, 2022 ASEAN-CGIAR regional program being submitted to the 44th AMAF meet After being successfully presented at the Special Senior Officials Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (SOM-AMAF) in August, September 14, 2022 IRRI joins the United Nations Global Compact Initiative IRRI is committed to the UN Global Compact initiative’s pursuit of a sustainable future. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the September 12, 2022 IRRI 2021 annual report included in the 2022 Hallbars Best of World Sustainability Reports... The Hallbars Sustainability Research Institute has included IRRI's 2021 annual Report in its 2022 Best in the World list under the category of September 6, 2022 Nepal releases seven new and improved rice varieties to increase domestic rice production The National Seed Board of Nepal has approved the release of seven new rice varieties for cultivation in 2022 namely Ghaiya-3, Hardinath-4, August 30, 2022 Government of Assam and IRRI extend APART collaboration The Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society, Government of Assam, has signed the extension of collaboration with   August 24, 2022 Eleven new and improved rice varieties released in Burundi Recently, the Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU) released eleven new and improved rice varieties that are resilient to climate August 18, 2022 Indian agricultural research institution partners learn more about speed breeding Delegates from national agricultural research and extension system (NARES) in India recently gathered at the International Rice Research Institute August 16, 2022 IRRI commends Indonesia for strong efforts to achieve rice self-sufficiency To acknowledge the efforts that Indonesia put into achieving rice self-sufficiency, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) awarded President August 16, 2022 More sustainable solutions through global efforts on food security The impacts of international agricultural research over the past 50 years show significant benefits for the environment and for food security, as well August 12, 2022 CGIAR launches the Asian Mega-Deltas Initiative in Bangladesh CGIAR, together with government agencies and other relevant stakeholders, conducted the country launch of the Initiative on Securing the Food Systems August 12, 2022 Farmers, seed producers, crop breeders validate and identify suitable rice seed varieties ... Stakeholders of the all-rice value chain gathered together to raise awareness on the newly-released improved rice varieties in Mozambique on 12 July August 12, 2022 IRRI Bangladesh and Seed Certification Agency train private seed companies to help boost d... A training program was organized by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Bangladesh and the Seed Certification Agency (SCA) for August 2, 2022 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 32 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up