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ASEAN ministers call on CGIAR for sustained significant investment in rice research

ASEAN ministers call on CGIAR for sustained significant investment in rice research

(Photo: Joint Press Statement of The Forty Second Meeting of The ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry) In a Joint Press Statement of the
October 27, 2020
DA BAFE, IRRI educate over 1,500 stakeholders on laser land leveling

DA BAFE, IRRI educate over 1,500 stakeholders on laser land leveling

16 October 2020, Los Baños, Laguna — The Bureau of Agricultural and Fisheries Engineering of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA BAFE)
October 27, 2020
Thailand welcomes One CGIAR, seeks more rice research collaboration

Thailand welcomes One CGIAR, seeks more rice research collaboration

Deputy Permanent Secretary Rapibhat Chandarasrivongs of Thailand’s Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperative (MOAC) welcomed the newly formed One CGIAR
October 22, 2020
IRRI lauds Bangladesh’s agricultural and socioeconomic success

IRRI lauds Bangladesh’s agricultural and socioeconomic success

Director General Mathew Morell of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) lauded Bangladesh’s success in rice production and the progress in
October 19, 2020
How to boost Odisha’s rice harvest?

How to boost Odisha’s rice harvest?

by Mosharaf Hossain The importance of rice in the agrarian economy of Odisha is enormous as this major staple is embedded in the diet, economy,
October 16, 2020
IRRI licenses CRISPR technology form Broad Institute and Corteva Agriscience

IRRI licenses CRISPR technology form Broad Institute and Corteva Agriscience

IRRI enters into a non-exclusive research and development (R&D) License Agreement with Broad Institute and Corteva Agriscience™ to access their
October 14, 2020
On climate change’s fury road: Equipping women to steer towards resilient agricultural sys...

On climate change’s fury road: Equipping women to steer towards resilient agricultural sys...

by Ranjitha Puskur and Mou Rani Sarker “A third of my country was underwater last month,  said Sheikh Hasina, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh
October 13, 2020
Thai Ambassador to Cambodia welcomes future collaboration with IRRI

Thai Ambassador to Cambodia welcomes future collaboration with IRRI

His Excellency Panyarak Poolthup, Thai Ambassador to Cambodia, praised the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for its research-for
October 6, 2020
Creating impact through wider data sharing, a training by CSISA in Bihar

Creating impact through wider data sharing, a training by CSISA in Bihar

Bihar Convergence Platform for agriculture since being established in October 2019, is consistently working to accelerate the interventions in
October 5, 2020
IRRI and Vietnam affirm mutual commitment for a more collaborative rice research

IRRI and Vietnam affirm mutual commitment for a more collaborative rice research

Top officials of Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) led by its Vice Minister, Le Quoc Doanh, discussed the future
September 30, 2020
The Ambassador of Indonesia to Cambodia received IRRI’s Regional Representative for Southe...

The Ambassador of Indonesia to Cambodia received IRRI’s Regional Representative for Southe...

Phnom Penh 23 September – the Ambassador of Indonesia to the Kingdom of Cambodia, H.E Sudirman Haseng welcomed Dr. Yurdi Yasmi, IRRI’s Regional
September 25, 2020
CGIAR breeding programs need more than just tech upgrades. They need change management

CGIAR breeding programs need more than just tech upgrades. They need change management

The status quo anchors our minds to the past. Good change management can shake this up. Here are four ways plant breeding programs can ready
September 24, 2020
CGIAR 2° Initiative concludes Phase 1 of stakeholder consultations on securing Asian Mega-...

CGIAR 2° Initiative concludes Phase 1 of stakeholder consultations on securing Asian Mega-...

IRRI, as part of the Two Degree Initiative for Food and Agriculture (2DI), helped lead a series of stakeholder consultations from June to August which
September 23, 2020
Indonesian Agriculture Minister sees better synergy and stronger impact under One CGIAR

Indonesian Agriculture Minister sees better synergy and stronger impact under One CGIAR

Indonesia’s Minister of Agriculture (MOA), H.E. Syahrul Yasin Limpo, assured his support for the One CGIAR reform where the 15-center research network
September 22, 2020
Bioseed partners with IRRI on biotechnology research and hybrid rice development

Bioseed partners with IRRI on biotechnology research and hybrid rice development

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Bioseed, the hybrid seed business of DCM Shriram Ltd., are pleased to announce that they have
September 18, 2020