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 Digital tools offer economic boost to Vietnamese farmers September 3, 2025 August 28, 2025 AI unlocks secrets of rice yield sustainability after 50 years of continuous cropping August 28, 2025 Listening to the heartbeat of the global rice market August 28, 2025 IRRI, CORRA highlight urgent call for cooperation amid risks to global rice security August 27, 2025 Climate-resilient and eco-friendly rice for Africa welcomes KALRO into its fold All News Country - Any -AfricaBangladeshBurundiChinaSingaporeBruneiIndiaKenyaSouth KoreaCambodiaMozambiqueNepalIndonesiaSri LankaTanzaniaLao PDRUgandaMyanmarPhilippinesSouth AsiaThailandMalaysiaVietnamSoutheast AsiaEast AsiaAmericasEurope Date Published Min Max Search Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative to reduce environmental footprint of rice productio... Bangkok, Thailand, 26 March 2019 – A major new consortium today announced the Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative (SRLI), an agreement to deliver March 26, 2019 Australian-funded projects are helping Myanmar rice farmers improve their livelihood and i... MAUBIN TOWNSHIP, Myanmar—Rice farmers in Ayeyarwady and Bago Regions are reaping the benefits from the adoption of new improved rice varieties, best March 25, 2019 Rice-fish farming could help boost farmers’ income in Myanmar’s “rice bowl” MAUBIN Township, Myanmar—Aquaculture production in rice-based cropping systems could potentially boost farmers' productivity, income, and nutrition in March 25, 2019 IRRI, WorldFish and Myanmar work together to optimize rice-fish farming productivity IRRI, together with WorldFish and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation of Myanmar is exploring opportunities to improve the the March 25, 2019 Google Blog: Analyzing 3K rice genomes characterized by DeepVariant The 3,000 Rice Genomes Project (3K RGP) is a collaborative, international research program that has sequenced 3,024 rice varieties from 89 countries. March 21, 2019 Regional symposium in IRRI SARC with private sector partners -- ‘Transforming rice grain q... 7 March 2019, Varanasi, India: The International Rice Research Institute’s South Asia Regional Centre (IRRI SARC) organized a regional symposium March 12, 2019 Nepal project explores technologies and training opportunities for highland rice farmers Thursday, February 09, 2017 —LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—Twenty-five senior agriculture officials and specialists from Nepal visited the International Rice March 11, 2019 IRRI advises Nepalese farmers’ cooperative on upgrading their rice value chain to improve ... Monday, December 10, 2018 - Collective action is becoming increasingly popular for effective planning and successful implementation of development March 11, 2019 Nepal: Women farmers empowered with community-based seed system Tuesday, January 08, 2013 - The introduction of a community-based seed system, or what locals call the “seed producers’ group,” in the mid-hills of March 11, 2019 Farmer-buyer collaboration can help increase farm productivity in Nepal Thursday, February 22, 2018 - Contract farming , a conditional arrangement on inputs and/or output between farmers and buyers, could increase rice March 11, 2019 Nepal: 3-day rice tech transfer training workshop held Nepal, 20-22 March 2014 - IRRI, in collaboration with the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), organized a 3-day international training March 11, 2019 Nepal, IRRI strengthens collaboration to achieve self-sufficiency and reduce rice importat... Friday, July 6, 2018 - Rice importation eats up a substantial chunk of Nepal’s national budget each year, adversely affecting economic development in March 11, 2019 IRRI and Mozambique to intensify collaborations for Southern Africa Los Baños, Philippines, 08 February 2019 - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Agriculture Research Institute of Mozambique March 11, 2019 IRRI and CSIRO collaborate on new ways to protect rice crops from devastating diseases Magnaporthe oryzae, the fungus that causes rice blast, is one of the most destructive pathogens affecting rice production. According to a 2016 US February 22, 2019 IRRI and SL Agritech enter into a Limited Exclusivity Agreement to commercialize elite HRD... Los Banos Philippines, 31 August 2018 - Hybrid rice technology has the potential to increase rice production and contribute to rice self-sufficiency February 22, 2019 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 42 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up