Unlocking rice gene diversity for food security
A new study published in the Nature journal opens the possibility to accelerate rice breeding to achieve food security for some of the world’s most vulnerable rice farmers. The groundbreaking...
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‘Wild’ genes open up opportunities for healthier, climate-smart rice
Los Baños, Philippines (30th January 2018) — The genome sequencing of seven wild rice varieties has finally been completed. This breakthrough is expected to provide opportunities for breeders...
Bayer partners with IRRI to advance technologies for direct-seeded rice in Asia
Singapore/Philippines, March 01, 2018 – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Bayer have signed an agreement confirming Bayer’s participation in the Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC...
The line of defense against the transboundary spread of pests and diseases
Plant improvement has always been an important component of food production and security. However, the impacts of climate change—higher temperatures, extreme and erratic weather, drought, increasing...
CG centres have a clear role to play, says Bangladesh agriculture minister
Bangladesh agriculture minister Dr. Mohammad Abdur Razzaque has called upon the CGIAR centres to strengthen their support for the development of agriculture in Bangladesh by innovating suitable...
Vietnam expands CS-MAP program after successful implementation in Mekong Delta
The Winter-Spring rice crop of 2019-2020 was a successful harvest in the Mekong River Delta (MRD), Vietnam despite the most severe salinity intrusion in history. The salt-water intrusion period in...
Collective Action for a Sustainable Future: Working Together to Transform Asian Mega-Deltas
For thousands of years, hundreds of millions of people have lived their lives and earned their living within Asia’s mega-deltas, global food baskets rich in fertile land, natural resources, and...
Agriculture Department and IRRI set the Philippine rice research roadmap for the next 5 years
The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have identified research agenda that will guide the development and implementation of new projects under the...
Stopping climate change from silently crippling the core of our food system
We tend to paint the impact of climate change using big, brash strokes: jacked-up storm systems with terrifyingly violent winds, vast fields scorched and cracked by drought, the raging momentum of...
New CARDI director cites IRRI’s role in making Cambodia a rice-exporting country
Phnom Penh, 2 February 2021 – Mr. Lor Bunna, the new CARDI director of the Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (CARDI), received a courtesy visit from Yurdi Yasmi, the Southeast...
CORRA virtually convenes members for 24th Annual Meeting
During its 24th Annual Meeting held online on 20 November 2020, the Council for Partnerships on Rice Research in Asia (CORRA) reaffirmed its support for IRRI and its commitment to the global rice...
Vietnam adopts pre-emptive measures in the Mekong River Delta against El Niño
With the proper agro-climatic advisory and planning system, 600,000 hectares of rice was planted earlier in Vietnam to avoid salinity intrusion brought by El Niño. In the Mekong River Delta (MRD),...
Determination and Resilience amid COVID-19 Uncertainty
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) The COVID-19 pandemic has made generating income and access to food far more difficult for many, particularly women in developing countries...
IRRI Announces New Leadership at IRRI SARC
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) announced last week the appointment of Dr. Sudhanshu Singh as the new Director of IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (IRRI SARC) in Varanasi, Uttar...
New Report about America and International Scientific Engagement: Lessons & Recommendations
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences recently released a new publication, America and the Future of International Science , that presents the case for robust US support and participation in...