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...
IRRI formally transitions Rice Crop Manager Philippines to DA, PhilRice
14 October 2021 - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) through Director General Jean Balié formally transitioned Rice Crop Manager Advisory Service (RCMAS) Philippines to the Philippine...
A message from Dr. Nafees Meah, Regional Representative for South Asia, IRRI
On World Food Day, I wish to recognize the remarkable resilience of South Asia's agricultural system to the shocks brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. On the other hand, we've seen a decrease in...
Building women and youth capacity for resilient rice-based food systems in Nepal
Nepal’s rural youth are increasingly choosing employment in areas other than agriculture. Women, children, and elderly people are forced to work in the agriculture sector due to out-migration of...
BSMRAU and IRRI train government and NGO staff to develop rice seed entrepreneurship among women farmers in Bangladesh
The Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU) in Gazipur and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)-Bangladesh organized a workshop for government office (GO) and non-...
Dealing With The Pandemic: Women’s Organization In Odisha On The Frontline
(Pre-COVID photo of women in Odisha, IRRI Archives (2018)) Refusing to be defeated by the COVID-19 pandemic, a women-led Farmer Producer Company (FPC) introduced new farming practices in their...
In South Asia, rethinking evidence generation and communication is key to sustainable, gender-equitable food systems
Evidence is critical for driving sustainable development, especially in South Asia where climate change, untethered urbanization and rapid population growth have become tangible challenges to...
IRRI lead scientist on Golden Rice recognized by Philippine plant science community
The Crop Science Society of the Philippines (CSSP) recently presented the Achievement Award in Research to Dr. B.P. Mallikarjuna Swamy, Senior Scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (...
CORRA webinar shares opportunities in sustainable rice straw management
The Council for Partnership on Rice Research in Asia (CORRA) recently hosted an online science webinar entitled “Rice Straw Management: Scaling GHG Emission-Reducing Technologies and Practices” that...
Farmers in Haryana attend training on innovative technologies that conserve water and reduce production costs
(Photo: Principal, CCSHAU - Kaul Campus) More than 60 farmers attended an interactive participatory training on alternate wetting and drying (AWD) and direct-seeded rice technology conducted at the...
Farmers in eastern Punjab attend training on direct-seeded rice technology to address water shortage and high labor cost
(Photo: Dr. Buta Singh Dhillon, Dept. of Plant Breeding and Genetics, PAU Ludhiana) A team of progressive farmers from and around Ropar District in Punjap attended a participatory training on direct...
Transforming South Asia’s Food Systems
IRRI Regional Representative for South Asia Dr. Nafees Meah is the guest editor for the " Food Systems Transformation" issue no. 147, 2021 of the Geography and You (G'nY) Magazine . The following is...
Increasing prosperity of small and marginal farmers calls for strong collaboration between IRRI, ICAR, and national research partners
A strong collaboration between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its national agricultural research and extension system (NARES) partners is crucial in increasing the prosperity of...