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 Field Trials in Vietnam Point to Stronger, Climate-Ready Varieties September 15, 2025 September 4, 2025 OneRicePH: 25 new rice lines moving closer to Filipino farmers’ fields September 4, 2025 BARC and IRRI chart roadmap to scale agricultural innovations in Bangladesh September 4, 2025 IRRI hosts BMRP Indonesia for strategic meetings and writeshop on Rice Crop Manager September 3, 2025 Digital tools offer economic boost to Vietnamese farmers All News Country - Any -AfricaBangladeshBurundiChinaSingaporeBruneiIndiaKenyaSouth KoreaCambodiaMozambiqueNepalIndonesiaSri LankaTanzaniaLao PDRUgandaMyanmarPhilippinesSouth AsiaThailandMalaysiaVietnamSoutheast AsiaEast AsiaAmericasEurope Date Published Min Max Search IRRI and Can Tho City launch circular economy model for rice straw Organic and green agriculture are growing trends, and the Mekong Delta has significant potential to utilize a circular economic approach in June 17, 2024 In memory of Dr. Ronald P. Cantrell, IRRI Director General (1998 – 2004) It is with sadness that IRRI marks the passing of Dr. Ronald P. Cantrell, IRRI Director General 1998 – 2004, at the age of 81. Ronald is credited with June 11, 2024 A disease-surveillance network in Africa will accelerate detection and actions to prevent ... Pathologists and breeders from 20 East to West Africa countries joined forces as a rice disease surveillance network began operating in Africa. The June 7, 2024 IRRI and HSBC Bank Collaborate to Boost Rice Productivity and Resilience in the Haor Regio... IRRI and HSBC Bank have joined hands for a three-year project from 2024 to 2027 to build climate-smart rice value chains in Bangladesh's Haor June 6, 2024 In the Philippines, stakeholders are charting the future of digital agriculture Policymakers, scientists, technology experts, and farmers convened to contextualize the current landscape, identify barriers and opportunities, and June 5, 2024 Market Intelligence Initiative introduce GloMIP at ICTforAg 2024 Jhoanne Ynion, Neale Marvin Paguirigan, Dehner De Leon, Matty Demont Los Baños, Philippines -- As response to the growing challenge of future June 5, 2024 Harnessing opportunities for a vibrant carbon market for rice in SEA IRRI’s climate change research and partnerships aim to support the accelerated development of a rice carbon market in Southeast Asia; to help the June 4, 2024 Interim carbon project procedures for rice sector recommended at workshop hosted by IPSARD... Hanoi, Vietnam (23 April 2024) - The Institute of Policy and Strategy for Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD), in cooperation with the June 4, 2024 Bioseed and IRRI extend collaboration for developing next-generation rice varieties Photo: Dr. Paresh Verma and Devadatta Sirdeshpande during their tour of IRRI facilities, accompanied by Dr. Gururaj Kulkarni. LOS BAÑOS, May 31, 2024 IRRI and DA reach more farmers through cluster approach IRRI and DA-ATI launched CLeveR, an initiative to provide farmers with tailored solutions through their cluster leaders. In 2024, two provinces May 31, 2024 New report: CGIAR's Transformative Crop Technologies Drive $1.3 Trillion Impact The cumulative impact of CGIAR-related crop technologies reached US$1,334 billion from 1961 to 2020, according to a new peer-reviewed report. May 31, 2024 Partners review progress of the MFS initiative in Bangladesh (Photo: CGIAR) Bangladesh, where agriculture forms the backbone of livelihoods, the One CGIAR initiative on Mixed-Farming Systems (MFS) stands as a May 30, 2024 Prepaid irrigation cards and AWD may unlock a more sustainable rice farming future for Ba... Prepaid irrigation card usage by farmers in the Barind area of Bangladesh can facilitate wider adoption of Alternate Wetting and Drying (AWD) May 27, 2024 DA-BAR and IRRI launch online platform for PH digital ag tools (Photo: DA-BAR website) QUEZON CITY, METRO MANILA (16 May 2024) - The Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR) and May 23, 2024 Accelerating multi-level rice-based farming systems in the Philippines LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (20 May 2024) - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Good Neighbors International (GNI) signed a collaborative May 21, 2024 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 12 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up