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 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 Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates IRRI’s newly built Speed Breeding Facility 23 December 2021 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated IRRI’s new state-of-the-art Speed Breeding (SpeedBreed) Facility on 23 December 2021. The December 23, 2021 IRRI, ISARC head recognized for contributions to Indian agronomy at 5th International Agro... The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Director of the IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) Dr. Sudhanshu Singh were both honored December 2, 2021 25th CORRA meeting affirms increased collaboration between member countries and One CGIAR,... Composed of national agricultural research and extension systems (NARES) from 16 Asian countries alongside the International Rice Research Institute November 29, 2021 Towards greater production efficiency: IRRI-PhilRice WateRice project conducts webinar on ... 12 November 2021 - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), through the Water-efficient and November 23, 2021 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 36 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up