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Bangladesh’s new agriculture minister signals push for next-generation rice as partnership with IRRI deepens banner image
April 27, 2026

Bangladesh’s new agriculture minister signals push for next-generation rice as partnership with IRRI deepens

IRRI trains frontline extension staff to support climate-smart farming in Eastern Uttar Pradesh banner image
April 27, 2026

IRRI trains frontline extension staff to support climate-smart farming in Eastern Uttar Pradesh

Building the evidence for low-emission rice production: Exploring the findings over the three years of the REMET-Rice Project banner image
April 24, 2026

Building the evidence for low-emission rice production: Exploring the findings over the three years of the REMET-Rice Project

Mekong Delta’s Low-Emission Rice Program Surpasses Targets, Sets New Standards for Sustainable Production banner image
April 24, 2026

Mekong Delta’s Low-Emission Rice Program Surpasses Targets, Sets New Standards for Sustainable Production

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IRRI lead scientist on Golden Rice recognized by Philippine plant science community

IRRI lead scientist on Golden Rice recognized by Philippine plant science community

The Crop Science Society of the Philippines (CSSP) recently presented the Achievement Award in Research to Dr. B.P. Mallikarjuna Swamy, Senior
September 30, 2021
CORRA webinar shares opportunities in sustainable rice straw management

CORRA webinar shares opportunities in sustainable rice straw management

The Council for Partnership on Rice Research in Asia (CORRA) recently hosted an online science webinar entitled “Rice Straw Management: Scaling GHG
September 27, 2021
Farmers in Haryana attend training on innovative technologies that conserve water and redu...

Farmers in Haryana attend training on innovative technologies that conserve water and redu...

(Photo: Principal, CCSHAU - Kaul Campus) More than 60 farmers attended an interactive participatory training on alternate wetting and drying (AWD)
September 24, 2021
Farmers in eastern Punjab attend training on direct-seeded rice technology to address wate...

Farmers in eastern Punjab attend training on direct-seeded rice technology to address wate...

(Photo: Dr. Buta Singh Dhillon, Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU Ludhiana) A team of progressive farmers from and around Ropar District in
September 24, 2021
Transforming South Asia’s Food Systems

Transforming South Asia’s Food Systems

        IRRI Regional Representative for South Asia Dr. Nafees Meah is the guest editor for the "Food Systems
September 22, 2021
Increasing prosperity of small and marginal farmers calls for strong collaboration between...

Increasing prosperity of small and marginal farmers calls for strong collaboration between...

A strong collaboration between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its national agricultural research and extension system (NARES)
September 3, 2021
IRRI and Learn.Ink launch interactive digital course on site-specific nutrient management

IRRI and Learn.Ink launch interactive digital course on site-specific nutrient management

31 August 2021, Los Banos - IRRI’s Rice Crop Manager (RCM) team launched a free interactive, digital micro-course that enables agriculture extension
September 1, 2021
Agriculture scientists brainstorming session focuses on the climate-smart management of ri...

Agriculture scientists brainstorming session focuses on the climate-smart management of ri...

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) conducted a
August 26, 2021
Cleaning up Delhi’s deadly fall smog requires an even greener revolution

Cleaning up Delhi’s deadly fall smog requires an even greener revolution

Jon Hellin and Sudhanshu Singh The Green Revolution in India, initiated in the 1960s with the introduction of new and high-yielding rice and wheat
August 17, 2021
IRRI signs new agreement with IUBAT to further research and academic collaboration for agr...

IRRI signs new agreement with IUBAT to further research and academic collaboration for agr...

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the  International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) signed a
August 16, 2021
Vietnam wraps up National Food System Dialogues, stakeholders commit to food systems trans...

Vietnam wraps up National Food System Dialogues, stakeholders commit to food systems trans...

H.E Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh opening the 2nd National Dialogue on Vietnam Food System “The world is still combating hunger and
July 22, 2021
Philippines becomes first country to approve nutrient-enriched “Golden Rice” for planting

Philippines becomes first country to approve nutrient-enriched “Golden Rice” for planting

23 July 2021, Los Baños, PHILIPPINES – Filipino farmers will become the first in the world to be able to cultivate a variety of rice enriched with
July 22, 2021
University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore and IRRI sign research collaboration, member...

University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore and IRRI sign research collaboration, member...

The University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore (UASB), one of the premier agricultural universities in India, recently entered into a partnership
July 16, 2021
Rice Crop Manager Advisory Service (RCMAS 4.0) soft launches as an interoperable digital p...

Rice Crop Manager Advisory Service (RCMAS 4.0) soft launches as an interoperable digital p...

A newly optimized digital agriculture application for improved crop and farm data management to benefit Filipino rice farmers and agricultural
July 15, 2021
Towards the UN Food System Summit: CGIAR supports transparent, responsible, and sustainabl...

Towards the UN Food System Summit: CGIAR supports transparent, responsible, and sustainabl...

Transforming food systems can help attain many of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), according to a community of experts who are joining
July 9, 2021