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IRRI and SL Agritech enter into a Limited Exclusivity Agreement to commercialize elite HRD...

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
Public-private partnerships drive efforts toward food security

Public-private partnerships drive efforts toward food security

No single organization can do everything to be successful and innovative. While IRRI is at the forefront of boosting rice productivity globally, there
February 19, 2019
IRRI and Philippine Department of Agriculture renew partnership to invigorate rice sector ...

IRRI and Philippine Department of Agriculture renew partnership to invigorate rice sector ...

13 February 2019, Quezon City, Philippines – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA)
February 14, 2019
IRRI, University of Nagoya strengthen partnership in rice research and education

IRRI, University of Nagoya strengthen partnership in rice research and education

Los Baños, Philippines, 11 February 2019 - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Nagoya University strengthened their partnership by
February 11, 2019
IRRI, the Chinese Academy for Agricultural Sciences, and BMGF team up to develop rice vari...

IRRI, the Chinese Academy for Agricultural Sciences, and BMGF team up to develop rice vari...

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), together with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and the Bill & Melinda
January 29, 2019
IRRI partners with Singapore and UN’s FAO to address world hunger and malnutrition

IRRI partners with Singapore and UN’s FAO to address world hunger and malnutrition

SINGAPORE, 15 October 2018– At the opening ceremonies of the world’s largest scientific conference on rice, three international institutions
January 22, 2019
IRRI honors partners; secures commitment for improved global rice systems

IRRI honors partners; secures commitment for improved global rice systems

Members of the diplomatic, research, and private sectors joined IRRI Director General Matthew Morell to honor Australian Ambassador to the Philippines
January 22, 2019
IRRI collaborates with Computomics to develop new and better rice varieties through machin...

IRRI collaborates with Computomics to develop new and better rice varieties through machin...

31 October 2018, Los Banos, Philippines - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is teaming up with Germany-based biotechnology company
January 22, 2019
Sri Lanka and IRRI sign framework to boost national rice sector

Sri Lanka and IRRI sign framework to boost national rice sector

Los Baños, Philippines, 18 January 2019 – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Government of Sri Lanka today inked a comprehensive
January 18, 2019
Working to boost food production in Africa: IRRI joins hands with CGIAR sister centers to ...

Working to boost food production in Africa: IRRI joins hands with CGIAR sister centers to ...

28 September 2018, Kenya - Today, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) opened a new regional office in Nairobi to help Africa boost rice
January 18, 2019
Cambodia launches first national seed strategy during visit to IRRI

Cambodia launches first national seed strategy during visit to IRRI

Cambodian agriculture officials unveiled their country’s first ever national seed strategy while on a visit to the International Rice Research
January 18, 2019
The World’s Rice Bowl: Protected in Perpetuity

The World’s Rice Bowl: Protected in Perpetuity

SINGAPORE,12 October 2018 – The world's largest rice collection is to receive permanent funding for the conservation and sharing of 136,000
January 16, 2019
Securing the Future of Rice: Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, and I...

Securing the Future of Rice: Corteva Agriscience, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont, and I...

SINGAPORE, 15 Oct. 2018 – Corteva Agriscience™, Agriculture Division of DowDuPont (NYSE: DWDP), and the International Rice Research Institute
January 16, 2019
Leading female rice scientists, young researchers recognized for solutions to global food ...

Leading female rice scientists, young researchers recognized for solutions to global food ...

17 October 2018, Singapore— Female scientists and early career researchers were among the seven trailblazing researchers honored at a special awards
January 16, 2019
IRRI collaborates with Computomics to develop new and better rice varieties through machin...

IRRI collaborates with Computomics to develop new and better rice varieties through machin...

31 October 2018, Los Banos, Philippines - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is teaming up with Germany-based biotechnology company
January 16, 2019