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...
KREI and IRRI to work together in research, policy, and rural development for developing countries
November 12 ~ Building on its strong relationships with South Korean government partners, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) recently signed a 5-year Memorandum of Understanding with...
CGIAR Research Pays Off: New Report Finds 10 Times Return on Investment
(Members of a women’s group in Nigeria deposit money into a shared savings box. Photo by C. De Bode/CGIAR.) Investments in CGIAR research generate returns of 10 times the amount invested, a new...
HHU-led research consortium expanded by four additional institutions to defeat bacterial rice blight, one of the main challenges for smallholder farmers
(Photo: Healthy rice plants in Telangana, India © Yugander Arra) The “Healthy Crops” project, headed by Alexander-von-Humboldt Professor Wolf B. Frommer from Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU...
Southeast Asia Regional Representative pays courtesy on the Philippine Embassy in Cambodia
Phnom Penh November 3, 2020 –Yurdi Yasmi, the regional representative for Southeast Asia of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), paid a courtesy call on the Philippine Embassy Chargé d’...
ASEAN ministers call on CGIAR for sustained significant investment in rice research
(Photo: Joint Press Statement of The Forty Second Meeting of The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry) In a Joint Press Statement of the 42nd Meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian...
DA BAFE, IRRI educate over 1,500 stakeholders on laser land leveling
16 October 2020, Los Baños, Laguna — The Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA BAFE) partnered with the International Rice Research...
Thailand welcomes One CGIAR, seeks more rice research collaboration
Deputy Permanent Secretary Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs of Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative (MOAC) welcomed the newly formed One CGIAR in a meeting between representatives of the Thai...
IRRI lauds Bangladesh’s agricultural and socioeconomic success
Director General Mathew Morell of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) lauded Bangladesh’s success in rice production and the progress in its agricultural and socioeconomic sectors in the...
How to boost Odisha’s rice harvest?
by Mosharaf Hossain The importance of rice in the agrarian economy of Odisha is enormous as this major staple is embedded in the diet, economy, culture, and history of the state. Production of the...
On climate change’s fury road: Equipping women to steer towards resilient agricultural systems and livelihoods
by Ranjitha Puskur and Mou Rani Sarker “A third of my country was underwater last month, said Sheikh Hasina , the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. “The heaviest rains in almost a decade began and have...
Thai Ambassador to Cambodia welcomes future collaboration with IRRI
His Excellency Panyarak Poolthup, Thai Ambassador to Cambodia, praised the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for its research-for-development activities in Thailand and other countries and...
Creating impact through wider data sharing, a training by CSISA in Bihar
Bihar Convergence Platform for agriculture since being established in October 2019, is consistently working to accelerate the interventions in improving the lives and capacity of small and marginal...