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 The future of rice depends on the nature-climate-food nexus December 10, 2025 December 9, 2025 Improving Rice Crop Establishment through Japan’s Iron-Coated Rice Technology December 9, 2025 IRRI Showcases High-Quality, Low-Emission Rice Farming Practices and a Circular Economy Business Model to the World Bank and the Vietnam Government December 9, 2025 IRRI: New Whole-Grain ‘Super Rice’ Could Boost Nutrition and Climate Resilience December 4, 2025 Sustainable and low-emission rice takes center stage at the International Sustainable Rice Forum 2025 All News Country - Any -AfricaBangladeshBurundiChinaSingaporeBruneiIndiaKenyaSouth KoreaCambodiaMozambiqueNepalIndonesiaSri LankaTanzaniaLao PDRUgandaMyanmarPhilippinesSouth AsiaThailandMalaysiaVietnamSoutheast AsiaEast AsiaAmericasEurope Date Published Min Max Search Innovations for sustainable rice farming: Jain Irrigation Systems joins IRRI consortium ad... Partnership with company that pioneered modern drip irrigation in India opens new possibilities for significant water savings in rice cultivation April 2, 2019 IRRI, BASF eye wider adoption of direct seeding in Asia In 2017, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and BASF signed three agreements aiming to allow more farmers in Asia to access direct April 2, 2019 Joint cooperation agreement between IRRI and Syngenta and Bayer Also in 2016, IRRI has signed a joint cooperation agreement (JCA) for research on false smut with Bayer and Syngenta. Under the agreement will be April 2, 2019 IRRI and Corteva AgriScienceTM enter into a partnership which will benefit rice farmers wi... The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has entered into a multi-year Framework Agreement with the heritage companies of Corteva April 2, 2019 IRRI-IAARD to accelerate impact delivery with new rice research hub 01 April, 2018 – BOGOR, INDONESIA - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Director General Dr. Matthew Morell and the Indonesian Agency for April 1, 2019 Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative to reduce environmental footprint of rice productio... Bangkok, Thailand, 26 March 2019 – A major new consortium today announced the Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative (SRLI), an agreement to deliver March 26, 2019 Australian-funded projects are helping Myanmar rice farmers improve their livelihood and i... MAUBIN TOWNSHIP, Myanmar—Rice farmers in Ayeyarwady and Bago Regions are reaping the benefits from the adoption of new improved rice varieties, best March 25, 2019 Rice-fish farming could help boost farmers’ income in Myanmar’s “rice bowl” MAUBIN Township, Myanmar—Aquaculture production in rice-based cropping systems could potentially boost farmers' productivity, income, and nutrition in March 25, 2019 IRRI, WorldFish and Myanmar work together to optimize rice-fish farming productivity IRRI, together with WorldFish and the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, and Irrigation of Myanmar is exploring opportunities to improve the the March 25, 2019 Google Blog: Analyzing 3K rice genomes characterized by DeepVariant The 3,000 Rice Genomes Project (3K RGP) is a collaborative, international research program that has sequenced 3,024 rice varieties from 89 countries. March 21, 2019 Regional symposium in IRRI SARC with private sector partners -- ‘Transforming rice grain q... 7 March 2019, Varanasi, India: The International Rice Research Institute’s South Asia Regional Centre (IRRI SARC) organized a regional symposium March 12, 2019 Nepal project explores technologies and training opportunities for highland rice farmers Thursday, February 09, 2017 —LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—Twenty-five senior agriculture officials and specialists from Nepal visited the International Rice March 11, 2019 IRRI advises Nepalese farmers’ cooperative on upgrading their rice value chain to improve ... Monday, December 10, 2018 - Collective action is becoming increasingly popular for effective planning and successful implementation of development March 11, 2019 Nepal: Women farmers empowered with community-based seed system Tuesday, January 08, 2013 - The introduction of a community-based seed system, or what locals call the “seed producers’ group,” in the mid-hills of March 11, 2019 Farmer-buyer collaboration can help increase farm productivity in Nepal Thursday, February 22, 2018 - Contract farming , a conditional arrangement on inputs and/or output between farmers and buyers, could increase rice March 11, 2019 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 46 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up
