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 Beyond the Burn: Why Solving Asia’s Rice Straw Crisis Demands Markets, Not Just Machines May 22, 2026 May 21, 2026 New Fertilizer Supply Chain Network Formed to Support Vietnam's 1-Million-Hectare Rice Program May 20, 2026 IRRI-TLL global workshop sets roadmap for rice microbiome research May 20, 2026 ‘Fertilize Right’ Project Showcases Digital and Precision Agriculture in Can Tho May 20, 2026 2026 ORYZA training workshop advances sustainable rice research through new user-friendly interface All News Country - Any -AfricaBangladeshBurundiChinaSingaporeBruneiIndiaKenyaSouth KoreaCambodiaMozambiqueNepalIndonesiaSri LankaTanzaniaLao PDRUgandaMyanmarPhilippinesSouth AsiaThailandMalaysiaVietnamSoutheast AsiaEast AsiaAmericasEurope Date Published Min Max Search 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 CLRRI and IRRI identify 12 potential salinity-tolerant rice lines for the Cuu Long Delta CLRRI and IRRI identified 12 potential salinity-tolerant rice lines for further evaluation in Vietnam’s Cuu Long Delta area. This is a step May 13, 2024 Building a climate-smarter Tanzania In a climate change scenario, a team of researchers and scholars from SUA, UCPH, IRRI, TARI, and KALRO are working to ensure East and Southern Africa May 13, 2024 KALRO and IRRI organize Farmers’ Field Day at Siaya County, sharing improved rice varietie... KALRO and IRRI jointly held a Farmers’ Field Day at Siaya County, Kenya where they conducted a participatory varietal selection of IRRI-developed May 6, 2024 MARD, Can Tho City, and IRRI launch model farms for sustainable rice production Department of Crop Production-Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (DCP-MARD), Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Can Tho May 3, 2024 IRRI and MARD launch technical guidelines and manual for sustainable rice production The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Department of Crop Production (DCP) - Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) May 3, 2024 RiceMoRe – a digital data platform to systematically advance rice production management in... The Department of Crop Production (DCP), in collaboration with the Center for Agricultural Digital Transformation and Statistics (DTS) and the May 2, 2024 Transforming Thailand’s Rice Sector Toward Low Emissions Bangkok, Thailand (25 April 2024) - As global attention turns towards sustainable agricultural practices, the International Rice Research Institute April 26, 2024 IRRI, PhilRice launch drone protocols to boost rice farming in the Philippines LOS BAÑOS, Laguna (17 April 2024) – Aimed at leveraging the power of drone technology to boost farmers’ productivity and sustainability, the April 18, 2024 ASEAN-CGIAR Regional Program highlight partnerships to achieve food security during ADB Fo... MANILA, Philippines—Achieving sustainable food systems transformation in Southeast Asia entails cooperation and collaboration among the public and April 15, 2024 New Digital Hub to Stimulate Methane Reduction through Sustainable Rice Cultivation Gold Standard and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have released a new resource hub designed to encourage and support the development April 12, 2024 IRRI proposes technical solutions to Vietnam to effectively establish and implement MRV f... The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) of Vietnam continued its consultations with the International Rice Research Institute to April 12, 2024 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
Beyond the Burn: Why Solving Asia’s Rice Straw Crisis Demands Markets, Not Just Machines May 22, 2026