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 Dr. Gurdev Khush Reflects on IRRI’s Legacy December 18, 2025 December 18, 2025 Bangladesh’s Haor Farmers Test Climate-Resilient Rice Varieties December 18, 2025 Why Grain Quality Matters in Modern Rice Breeding December 18, 2025 IRRI appoints Sofia Tesfazion as Regional Director for Africa to lead institute efforts in agricultural transformation December 18, 2025 IRRI, VIETRISA unveil 'ViRiCert' for low-emission rice certification All News Country - Any -AfricaBangladeshBurundiChinaSingaporeBruneiIndiaKenyaSouth KoreaCambodiaMozambiqueNepalIndonesiaSri LankaTanzaniaLao PDRUgandaMyanmarPhilippinesSouth AsiaThailandMalaysiaVietnamSoutheast AsiaEast AsiaAmericasEurope Date Published Min Max Search Department of Agriculture launches first Philippine traditional rice seed catalog MANILA, Philippines—The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), launched Philippine Traditional Rice July 2, 2018 Wonder rice dryer In the rural town of Bogale, Myanmar, 9 women and 16 men from the Myanmar Department of Agriculture, partner NGOs, and IRRI trained on how to operate July 2, 2018 Odisha Government and IRRI to collaborate on making rice farming more profitable for farme... State officials from Odisha, headed by State Chief Secretary Shri Gokul Chandra Pati visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) July 2, 2018 Satellite-based monitoring system to assess impact of natural disasters on rice production... AMARAVATHI, India - A satellite-based rice monitoring system, capable of collecting detailed and accurate data on rice production, will soon be July 2, 2018 CORIGAP-PRO partners map out outscaling strategies for impact IRRI, through the Closing Rice Yield Gaps Project (CORIGAP-PRO), has been working with partners to facilitate various activities for scaling out July 2, 2018 Sowing the seeds of rice self-sufficiency in Africa through capacity building Workshop participants discuss constraints in the production and delivery of quality rice seed in Uganda. IRRI July 2, 2018 Lee Foundation scholarships available for promising rice scientists PhD scholarships in fields allied with the rice sciences are now available for South and Southeast Asian students. Grantees will work with July 2, 2018 Theme 3: Ecological and Sustainable Management of Rice-based Production Systems Irrigated rice systems account for 75% of global rice production, providing the staple food for about 2 billion people. Rainfed rice systems in July 2, 2018 IRRI and ASIAFLUX hold workshop on how to sustain balance in ecosystem The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Asiaflux co-organized a short training course and workshop where scientists, academicians and July 2, 2018 Dr. Humnath Bhandari appointed as IRRI Representative in Bangladesh IRRI is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Humnath Bhandari as IRRI Representative in Bangladesh effective 1 February 2018. Dr. Bhandari July 2, 2018 Rice of the future gets financial boost The pursuit to rein in hunger with the development of a “cutting-edge” rice of the future has received a financial boost, and is now rolling into its July 2, 2018 Global rice program to explore boosting Asia’s rice-based agriculture through crop diversi... BANGKOK, Thailand—The CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on rice agri-food systems (RICE) is developing a framework for partnerships that will work to July 2, 2018 SRP Bangkok Declaration on Sustainable Rice Issued by the First Global Sustainable Rice Conference, 4‐5 October 2017, UN Conference Centre, UN Building, Bangkok, Thailand We, June 22, 2018 UN Environment and IRRI join hands to drive climate-smart sustainable rice 4 October 2017, Bangkok: UN Environment and the International Rice Research Institute today announced a new agreement to reinforce their long-standing June 22, 2018 Prime Minister Narendra Modi furthers innovation for the Indian rice sector Los Baños, Philippines – Nov 13 2017 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Resilient Rice Field Laboratory at the International Rice Research June 22, 2018 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 50 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up
