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 Showcasing rice straw innovations for farmers in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta To promote the mechanization of rice straw collection and rice straw handling and processing technologies, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural July 19, 2023 IRRI and Philippine Agriculture Department announce International Rice Congress 2023’s cro... LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (19, July 2023) – An assembly of cross-continental experts in rice science and technology is set to lead the programs and July 19, 2023 IRRI and Vietnam’s DCP-MARD launch the technical guideline on rice straw management Vietnam’s Department of Crop Production (DCP)-Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI July 17, 2023 An invitation to transform the future of food systems from #GeneToGlobe: experts, leaders,... By Jean Balie, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute The fourth agricultural revolution is evolving rapidly and changing July 14, 2023 Rice crop tour highlights breeding and seed systems in Tanzania The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Tanzanian Agricultural Research Institute (TARI) recently embarked on an extensive crop tour July 13, 2023 Just Launched: IRRI Launched Open Learning Platform openlearning.cgiar.org The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is geared to transform the way we learn about water, land, and food systems with the launch of its July 5, 2023 A farmers’ cooperative in Kenya receives a modern seed dressing machine to boost Kenya’s r... NAIROBI, Kenya (26 June 2023)- In a transformative move to increase rice seed production and scale of improved rice varieties in Kenya,   June 29, 2023 New private-public partnership formed to take rice production to scale in Ghana Photo by Michael Behrens on Unsplash The new partnership forms a tripartite cooperation between the Jospong Group and their African Asian June 23, 2023 International Rice Genebank completes review for Long-Term Partnership Agreement (LPA) wit... LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (19 June 2023): The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) visited the International Rice Genebank, hosted by the International June 21, 2023 Seed sharing initiative and climate change-resilient technologies to address food and nutr... VARANASI, India (14 June 2023) - Officials from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI June 14, 2023 Thailand Rice Department and IRRI ink 2023-2027 Joint Work Plan BANGKOK, Thailand (03 June 2023) – The Thailand Rice Department and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) signed a joint 5-year work plan June 14, 2023 IRRI-Africa completes training of trainers on quality rice seeds production in Burundi BUJUMBURA, Burundi (12 May 2023) A training of trainers on quality rice seeds production was conducted from May 2 to 12 2023 by the Agriculture June 7, 2023 IRRI at AGRICONNECT tackles transparency and inclusivity in agricultural carbon markets 24 May 2023, BANGKOK, Thailand – IRRI convened climate change thought leaders at the recently concluded AGRICONNECT Conference and Exhibition 2023 for June 6, 2023 Uttar Pradesh-ISARC prioritize ag transformation for farmers’ welfare IRRI Director General Jean Balié met with Honorable Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Shri, Yogi Adityanath on 22 April in Lucknow, to secure the June 2, 2023 IRRI holds training on revolutionary water-saving technology for sustainable rice producti... The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) organized a training and hands-on demonstration to acquaint May 31, 2023 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 21 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up