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 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 One-CGIAR Sea & Pacific and Vietnam join hands in collective action plans for resilient an... The courtesy meeting between top leaders of Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and One-CGIAR South East Asia and Pacific February 9, 2022 MAFF reaffirms support for international cooperation through One CGIAR and ASEAN 21 August 2021, Cambodia - Against the backdrop of COVID-19, governments in Southeast Asia are also challenged to ensure food security in a changing February 2, 2022 CGIAR centers IRRI and WorldFish win Global Food Systems Challenge 27 January 2022 ~ The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) and the Seeding The Future Foundation announced the winners of its first-ever Seeding the January 31, 2022 Capacitating seed dealers and producers of Bangladesh in improved seed production and mar... M Ashraful Habib, Saidul Islam, and Swati Nayak The Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) and International Rice Research January 19, 2022 Climate smart rice-based systems to play a crucial role in enhancing climate-resilient agr... A newly launched project will work with smallholder women and men farmers in three districts in Odisha to promote the diversification of rice-based January 19, 2022 Training women groups to build a self-reliant quality seed system in Eastern India Swati Nayak*; Kuntal Das**, Sarvesh Shukla*** The vision canvas In rural India, the involvement of women in agriculture for their livelihood is January 18, 2022 Field trial shows opportunity for Filipino rice farmers to plant premium japonica rice var... Based on the successful field trials of new japonica rice varieties developed to thrive in tropical countries like the Philippines, local farmers have January 14, 2022 Accelerating financial inclusion of women in agri-food systems: What works? Avni Mishra, Ranjitha Puskur, Linda Etale One cannot refute the contribution women provide to the agriculture sector where they constitute 43% of January 4, 2022 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 35 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up