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...
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...
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...
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...
(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...
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’...
(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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...