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 New rice sowing technology shows promise for low-emission farming in Vietnam April 30, 2026 April 29, 2026 IRRI welcomes Lydia Murimi as Head of Business Development 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 All News Country - Any -AfricaBangladeshBurundiChinaSingaporeBruneiIndiaKenyaSouth KoreaCambodiaMozambiqueNepalIndonesiaSri LankaTanzaniaLao PDRUgandaMyanmarPhilippinesSouth AsiaThailandMalaysiaVietnamSoutheast AsiaEast AsiaAmericasEurope Date Published Min Max Search COVID-19 and food security | Limiting the impact of the crisis on rice value chains in Wes... JOINT PRESS RELEASE 30 July 2020 Rice plays a strategic role in food security in West Africa, but the region July 29, 2020 IRRI answers UN’s call for more sustainable food systems The COVID-19 pandemic is more than a health crisis. Over the last six months, we have witnessed its extreme socio-economic consequences, including July 16, 2020 Gender research in One CGIAR: Where do we go from here? It is an exciting time for CGIAR and for gender research in CGIAR. We are making rapid strides toward One CGIAR, with its mission of ending July 16, 2020 CGIAR 2° Initiative launches webinar series on Asian Mega-Deltas To tackle transforming Asian Mega-Deltas into sustainably productive and climate change resilient landscapes, the International July 13, 2020 Accelerating adoption of climate risk management strategies by Odisha Farmers Agriculture is the core occupation for more than two-thirds of the population in Odisha. Majority of the cultivated area in the State is vulnerable to July 13, 2020 Convergence Platform to strengthen collaborative delivery systems in Bihar Agriculture Bihar, India, June 2020 : Bihar, the third-most populous state in eastern India, lies in the river plains of the river Ganga’s basin. Endowed with July 8, 2020 Policy Brief: Safeguarding Food Systems in Southeast Asia Amid COVID-19 by Yurdi Yasmi, David Dawe, Jiangfeng Zhang, Jean Balie and Grahame Dixie Since it was declared a pandemic by WHO on 11 March, COVID June 16, 2020 Special Feature: Eyes In The Sky, Farmers Rest Insured Odisha, India: Paddy farmers in Odisha look to the skies with the hope that rain will help ease the dry conditions in their fields. Their prayers are June 15, 2020 World Environment Day 2020 : Building biodiverse food systems for an inclusive and resilie... 5 June 2020 : ‘Biodiversity’ involves 8 million plant and animal species, the ecosystems that house them, and the genetic diversity among them. 5th June 5, 2020 Policy Brief: Impact of COVID-19 on the Rice Value Chain (RVC) in Asia Lockdowns, shutdowns and other protection measures induced by the COVID-19-pandemic have disrupted the upstream (input supply and production), June 1, 2020 Cambodia and IRRI sign 4-Year Collaborative Work Plan to modernize and accelerate rice sec... Phnom Penh, 20 May 2020 - The Royal Government of Cambodia, through the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF), recently May 21, 2020 COVID-19’s long shadow darkens the future of Southeast Asia’s food security 5 May 2020, Los Banos, Philippines/Bangkok, Thailand — As COVID-19 continues to threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of people in Southeast May 5, 2020 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 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 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 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 44 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up