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 welcomes Lydia Murimi as Head of Business Development April 29, 2026 April 27, 2026 Bangladesh’s new agriculture minister signals push for next-generation rice as partnership with IRRI deepens April 27, 2026 IRRI trains frontline extension staff to support climate-smart farming in Eastern Uttar Pradesh April 24, 2026 Building the evidence for low-emission rice production: Exploring the findings over the three years of the REMET-Rice Project April 24, 2026 Mekong Delta’s Low-Emission Rice Program Surpasses Targets, Sets New Standards for Sustainable Production All News Country - Any -AfricaBangladeshBurundiChinaSingaporeBruneiIndiaKenyaSouth KoreaCambodiaMozambiqueNepalIndonesiaSri LankaTanzaniaLao PDRUgandaMyanmarPhilippinesSouth AsiaThailandMalaysiaVietnamSoutheast AsiaEast AsiaAmericasEurope Date Published Min Max Search Revolutionizing Agricultural Outreach: IVR Infoline Launched (BOGOR, Indonesia) 17 August 2023 - The intersection of technology and agriculture was celebrated on August 17th as the Interactive Voice Response August 23, 2023 Speed Breed Facility Inauguration Ceremony Marks Milestone at International Rice Research ... The Speed Breed Facility (SBF) Inauguration Ceremony took place on 16 August at the Lloyd T. Evans Plant Growth Facility (PGF), International Rice August 23, 2023 Capacity-building workshops in East Africa help strengthen partnerships and create new one... BUJUMBURA, Burundi (18 August 2023) – The local rice supply in Burundi and in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) remains far below the demand, August 18, 2023 Dr. Ajay Kohli appointed interim Director General of IRRI LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (01 August 2023) ~ Deputy Director General for Research Dr. Ajay Kohli has been appointed interim Director General of the August 4, 2023 IRRI-Africa crop tour strengthens collaborative efforts for agricultural innovation in Bur... In a bid to enhance agricultural innovation and exchange best practices, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Rice Breeding Innovation August 1, 2023 Milestone carbon credit methodology for rice launched with help from IRRI LOS BANOS, Philippines (26 July 2023) - This July, Gold Standard launched a new carbon credit methodology for reducing greenhouse gas emissions in July 26, 2023 Online modules on Solar Irrigation for Agricultural Resilience launched! IRRI Education, the educational arm of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in collaboration with the International Water Management July 19, 2023 Showcasing rice straw innovations for farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta To promote the mechanization of rice straw collection and rice straw handling and processing technologies, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural July 19, 2023 IRRI and Philippine Agriculture Department announce International Rice Congress 2023’s cro... LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (19, July 2023) – An assembly of cross-continental experts in rice science and technology is set to lead the programs and July 19, 2023 IRRI and Vietnam’s DCP-MARD launch the technical guideline on rice straw management Vietnam’s Department of Crop Production (DCP)-Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI July 17, 2023 An invitation to transform the future of food systems from #GeneToGlobe: experts, leaders,... By Jean Balie, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute The fourth agricultural revolution is evolving rapidly and changing July 14, 2023 Rice crop tour highlights breeding and seed systems in Tanzania The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Tanzanian Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) recently embarked on an extensive crop tour July 13, 2023 Just Launched: IRRI Launched Open Learning Platform openlearning.cgiar.org The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is geared to transform the way we learn about water, land, and food systems with the launch of its July 5, 2023 A farmers’ cooperative in Kenya receives a modern seed dressing machine to boost Kenya’s r... NAIROBI, Kenya (26 June 2023)- In a transformative move to increase rice seed production and scale of improved rice varieties in Kenya,   June 29, 2023 New private-public partnership formed to take rice production to scale in Ghana Photo by Michael Behrens on Unsplash The new partnership forms a tripartite cooperation between the Jospong Group and their African Asian June 23, 2023 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 28 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up