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...
Nepal project explores technologies and training opportunities for highland rice farmers
Thursday, February 09, 2017 —LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—Twenty-five senior agriculture officials and specialists from Nepal visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to learn about its...
IRRI advises Nepalese farmers’ cooperative on upgrading their rice value chain to improve profits from rice farming
Monday, December 10, 2018 - Collective action is becoming increasingly popular for effective planning and successful implementation of development work. Farmers’ cooperatives are meant for collective...
Nepal: Women farmers empowered with community-based seed system
Tuesday, January 08, 2013 - The introduction of a community-based seed system, or what locals call the “seed producers’ group,” in the mid-hills of Nepal has brought remarkable improvements in the...
Farmer-buyer collaboration can help increase farm productivity in Nepal
Thursday, February 22, 2018 - Contract farming , a conditional arrangement on inputs and/or output between farmers and buyers, could increase rice farm productivity in Nepal by 7%, according to a...
Visit of Nepal's agriculture secretary strengthens partnership with IRRI
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines, 6-9 June 2016—The four-day visit to the headquarters of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) of Shri Uttam Kumar Bhattarai (photo at right), secretary of Nepal’s...
Nepal: 3-day rice tech transfer training workshop held
Nepal, 20-22 March 2014 - IRRI, in collaboration with the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC), organized a 3-day international training workshop on “Rice technology transfer systems (RTTS) for...
Nepal, IRRI strengthens collaboration to achieve self-sufficiency and reduce rice importation at 15th National Rice Day
Friday, July 6, 2018 - Rice importation eats up a substantial chunk of Nepal’s national budget each year, adversely affecting economic development in the country. In order to reduce rice import and...
IRRI and Mozambique to intensify collaborations for Southern Africa
Los Baños, Philippines, 08 February 2019 - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Agriculture Research Institute of Mozambique (IIAM), and the World Bank funded project Agricultural...
IRRI and CSIRO collaborate on new ways to protect rice crops from devastating diseases
Magnaporthe oryzae , the fungus that causes rice blast, is one of the most destructive pathogens affecting rice production. According to a 2016 US study , approximately 30% of rice crop production...
IRRI and SL Agritech enter into a Limited Exclusivity Agreement to commercialize elite HRDC hybrid varieties
Los Banos Philippines, 31 August 2018 - Hybrid rice technology has the potential to increase rice production and contribute to rice self-sufficiency in the Philippines, in the context of increasing...
IRRI and Philippine Department of Agriculture renew partnership to invigorate rice sector in the midst of climate change
13 February 2019, Quezon City, Philippines – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) renewal of their scientific and technical partnership...
IRRI, University of Nagoya strengthen partnership in rice research and education
Los Baños, Philippines, 11 February 2019 - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Nagoya University strengthened their partnership by signing an agreement to intensify cooperation in...