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CORRA virtually convenes members for 24th Annual Meeting

CORRA virtually convenes members for 24th Annual Meeting

During its 24th Annual Meeting held online on 20 November 2020, the Council for Partnerships on Rice Research in Asia (CORRA) reaffirmed its support
January 25, 2021
Vietnam adopts pre-emptive measures in the Mekong River Delta against El Niño

Vietnam adopts pre-emptive measures in the Mekong River Delta against El Niño

With the proper agro-climatic advisory and planning system, 600,000 hectares of rice was planted earlier in Vietnam to avoid salinity intrusion
January 21, 2021
Determination and Resilience amid COVID-19 Uncertainty

Determination and Resilience amid COVID-19 Uncertainty

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) The COVID-19 pandemic has made generating income and access to food far more difficult for
January 11, 2021
IRRI Announces New Leadership at IRRI SARC

IRRI Announces New Leadership at IRRI SARC

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) announced last week the appointment of Dr. Sudhanshu Singh as the new Director of IRRI South Asia
January 4, 2021
New Report about America and International Scientific Engagement: Lessons & Recommendation...

New Report about America and International Scientific Engagement: Lessons & Recommendation...

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences recently released a new publication, America and the Future of International Science, that presents the
December 22, 2020
Equality and Technology are Central to Sustainable Global Food Security

Equality and Technology are Central to Sustainable Global Food Security

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed a brutal truth: while global agricultural markets remained stable with production levels even reaching an all-time
December 22, 2020
Vietnam thanks IRRI for contribution to VnSAT, increasing rice productivity and income for...

Vietnam thanks IRRI for contribution to VnSAT, increasing rice productivity and income for...

15 December 2020, Hà Nội, Vietnam ~ During the wrap-up workshop of the International Rice Research Institute’s (IRRI) consultancy to the Vietnam
December 18, 2020
Innovation key to sustainable intensification of polder agriculture in coastal Bangladesh

Innovation key to sustainable intensification of polder agriculture in coastal Bangladesh

Above image: Farmers in a southern coastal polder in Bangladesh using machine transplanting.   The International Rice Research Institute
December 15, 2020
New research project to develop salt- and flood-tolerant rice for Africa within five years

New research project to develop salt- and flood-tolerant rice for Africa within five years

Rice feeds 3.5 billion people globally, and provides up to 20% of the world’s daily calorie consumption. However, climate change is threatening the
December 10, 2020
Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic rice value chains and food security in West...

Mitigating the impacts of COVID-19 on domestic rice value chains and food security in West...

(Photo credit: Trade for Development News) by Aminou Arouna, Guillaume Soullier, Patricio Mendez del Villar and Matty Demont According to
December 4, 2020
Protecting plants, protecting people: CGIAR germplasm health units launch phytosanitary se...

Protecting plants, protecting people: CGIAR germplasm health units launch phytosanitary se...

The Germplasm Health Units (GHUs) of various CGIAR centers have come together to organize a global seminar series for the GHU’s International
November 25, 2020
Japan and IRRI discuss strengthened cooperation for agriculture sector in Cambodia and SEA...

Japan and IRRI discuss strengthened cooperation for agriculture sector in Cambodia and SEA...

19 November 2020, Phnom Penh ~ A meeting between Japan’s Ambassador to Cambodia and the Southeast Asian Representative of the International Rice
November 24, 2020
Vietnam’s NDC process to be aided with tools for assessing the costs and benefits of green...

Vietnam’s NDC process to be aided with tools for assessing the costs and benefits of green...

(Photo: In-person participants and representatives of IPSARD and IRRI at the training venue.) In supporting Vietnam to achieve its Nationally
November 19, 2020
World Children’s Day - Nourishing Children’s Right to Thrive

World Children’s Day - Nourishing Children’s Right to Thrive

Today is UN’s ‘World Children’s Day and we all want every child to thrive.  The global COVID-19 pandemic reminds us, if nothing else, of the
November 18, 2020
KREI and IRRI to work together in research, policy, and rural development for developing c...

KREI and IRRI to work together in research, policy, and rural development for developing c...

November 12 ~ Building on its strong relationships with South Korean government partners, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
November 12, 2020