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Scaling Low-Emission Rice through Pilot Models that Showcase the Future of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta banner image
March 31, 2026

Scaling Low-Emission Rice through Pilot Models that Showcase the Future of Vietnam’s Mekong Delta

Philippine partners strengthen capacity to detect Rice Yellowing Syndrome with support from IRRI banner image
March 31, 2026

Philippine partners strengthen capacity to detect Rice Yellowing Syndrome with support from IRRI

Japan and IRRI advance low-carbon rice systems through upgraded GHG measurement facility banner image
March 27, 2026

Japan and IRRI advance low-carbon rice systems through upgraded GHG measurement facility

Ready for lift-off: IRRI, Thailand’s Rice Department, and Kasetsart University gather around drones for low-emission rice and climate-smart agriculture banner image
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

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What the COVID-19 led Global Economic Recession could mean for Rice-Based Food Security in...

What the COVID-19 led Global Economic Recession could mean for Rice-Based Food Security in...

By Harold Glenn A. Valera, Jean Balié, and Valerien O. Pede An economic slowdown is now on the horizon due to the COVID-19 crisis. A recent World
April 28, 2020
Global Hunger and Health Crises Exposed by the Coronavirus Pandemic

Global Hunger and Health Crises Exposed by the Coronavirus Pandemic

The direct consequences of a novel disease outbreak like COVID19 are immediate and obvious: rising numbers of illnesses and deaths. But the world is
April 27, 2020
Invitation to join the One CGIAR Common Board

Invitation to join the One CGIAR Common Board

CGIAR, as the world’s largest public research network on food systems, is undergoing a dynamic transformation. Emerging as One CGIAR, we are
April 21, 2020
Conservation agriculture key in meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals

Conservation agriculture key in meeting UN Sustainable Development Goals

by Allison Doody, CIMMYT An international team of scientists has provided a sweeping new analysis of the benefits of conservation agriculture
April 17, 2020
Policy Brief: Creating Sustainable Value Chains For Transforming Food Systems

Policy Brief: Creating Sustainable Value Chains For Transforming Food Systems

The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting food value chains across South Asia. It is now recognized that food systems are at the nexus of food security,
April 16, 2020
Averting an agricultural crisis: Setting Food And Nutrition Systems right during Covid-19 ...

Averting an agricultural crisis: Setting Food And Nutrition Systems right during Covid-19 ...

by Nafees Meah, Prakashan Chellattan Veettil and  Basanta Kumar Kar (Recipient of Global Nutrition Leadership Award and a Transform Nutrition
April 14, 2020
Is COVID19 a threat to the stability of rice price and supply?

Is COVID19 a threat to the stability of rice price and supply?

by Jean Balié and Harold G. Valera As governments around the world are realizing the multiple connections between the COVID-19 health
April 8, 2020
Partnership between IRRI and AgriPlex enhances genotyping support for rice breeders worldw...

Partnership between IRRI and AgriPlex enhances genotyping support for rice breeders worldw...

Los Baños, Philippines, and Cleveland, USA - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and AgriPlex Genomics have entered a partnership to
April 7, 2020
IRRI committed to working with partners, governments to ensure continued food and nutritio...

IRRI committed to working with partners, governments to ensure continued food and nutritio...

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across almost 200 countries and territories around the world, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
April 3, 2020
IRRI, CCAFS, CCAC boost GHG mitigation in Vietnam to reach NDC targets

IRRI, CCAFS, CCAC boost GHG mitigation in Vietnam to reach NDC targets

In Vietnam, rice is a dominant and important crop. Yet, traditional paddy rice production emits a significant amount of greenhouse gas (GHG),
April 1, 2020
IRRI inks MoU furthering research cooperation with Nepal’s Agriculture & Forestry Universi...

IRRI inks MoU furthering research cooperation with Nepal’s Agriculture & Forestry Universi...

14 February 2020, Kathmandu, Nepal – International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Director General Dr. Matthew Morell and Prof. Sharada
February 21, 2020
Climate-smart, Drought-tolerant rice varieties for improved crop outputs for West Bengal f...

Climate-smart, Drought-tolerant rice varieties for improved crop outputs for West Bengal f...

Drought is one of the most widespread and damaging of all environmental stresses, affecting 23 million hectares of rainfed rice in South and Southeast
February 19, 2020
IRRI India, IRRI SARC, convene on Transforming Food Systems through Sustainable Value Chai...

IRRI India, IRRI SARC, convene on Transforming Food Systems through Sustainable Value Chai...

04 February Delhi, India - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Office in India convened a multi-sectoral panel discussion on -
February 10, 2020
IRRI SARC hosts Maharashtra delegation to share best practices and innovations in farming

IRRI SARC hosts Maharashtra delegation to share best practices and innovations in farming

Varanasi, 12 January 2020 - Hon’ble Shri Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Member of Parliament from Bhandara-Gondiya constituency in Maharashtra, led a
January 20, 2020
Food imperatives in context of the agriculture, nutrition, and environment nexus

Food imperatives in context of the agriculture, nutrition, and environment nexus

      IRRI Representative for South Asia Dr. Nafees Meah is the guest editor for “Food Imperatives”, the 2019 year-end
January 8, 2020