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Science-based Scaling Strategies and Mapping to Accelerate Dry Direct-Seeded Rice Adoption in Central Luzon, PH banner image
September 1, 2026

Science-based Scaling Strategies and Mapping to Accelerate Dry Direct-Seeded Rice Adoption in Central Luzon, PH

Building better digital connections for climate-smart rice services in Thailand banner image
August 26, 2026

Building better digital connections for climate-smart rice services in Thailand

IRRI, Uttarakhand Government Join Forces to Transform Specialty Rice Value Chains banner image
August 25, 2026

IRRI, Uttarakhand Government Join Forces to Transform Specialty Rice Value Chains

Odisha Deputy Chief Minister visits ISARC, highlights commitment to agricultural Innovation and sustainable rice-based agri-food systems banner image
August 24, 2026

Odisha Deputy Chief Minister visits ISARC, highlights commitment to agricultural Innovation and sustainable rice-based agri-food systems

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Asian Mega-Deltas Initiative builds learning alliance to address climate change issues in ...

Asian Mega-Deltas Initiative builds learning alliance to address climate change issues in ...

To form a learning alliance that has an interest to address climate-related issues in the Mekong Delta of Cambodia, the CGIAR Initiative on Securing
November 2, 2022
UPLB Chancellor and IRRI DG meet to revitalize ties amid establishment of new flagship res...

UPLB Chancellor and IRRI DG meet to revitalize ties amid establishment of new flagship res...

The 60-year partnership between the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is set to be
October 26, 2022
International crop science conference tackled how to innovate to offer solutions for food ...

International crop science conference tackled how to innovate to offer solutions for food ...

(SEOUL, South Korea, 18 October 2022) – Innovation in crop science research became front and center in the international event organized to mark the
October 18, 2022
Cluster-based Farmer Field School in the polders of the coastal zone of Bangladesh: improv...

Cluster-based Farmer Field School in the polders of the coastal zone of Bangladesh: improv...

By Manoranjan Kumar Mondal, Mary Ann Batas, Muhammad Humayoun Kabir, and Sudhir Yadav Bangladesh has achieved self-sufficiency in rice using Green
September 30, 2022
Mainstreaming rice straw circular economy in Vietnam

Mainstreaming rice straw circular economy in Vietnam

To promote rice straw circular economy in Vietnam, the international Rice Research Institute (IRRI), together with the Can Tho Department of
September 27, 2022
Vietnam’s first ‘AGRITECHNICA ASIA Live’: An International Success

Vietnam’s first ‘AGRITECHNICA ASIA Live’: An International Success

CAN THO, Vietnam, September 1, 2022) - Almost 4,000 attendees; 80 companies with machinery demonstrations and displays from tillage and sowing to
September 22, 2022
How to make rice production more sustainable in Bangladesh?

How to make rice production more sustainable in Bangladesh?

Researchers identified sustainable crop production models and technologies that farmers and researchers in Bangladesh can adopt to revolutionize their
September 20, 2022
SpeedBreed: A crop breeding center built for speed

SpeedBreed: A crop breeding center built for speed

The time it takes to develop new varieties of economically important crops like rice, wheat and maize is not fast enough to keep up with the demand in
September 19, 2022
ASEAN-CGIAR regional program being submitted to the 44th AMAF meet

ASEAN-CGIAR regional program being submitted to the 44th AMAF meet

After being successfully presented at the Special Senior Officials Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers on Agriculture and Forestry (SOM-AMAF) in August,
September 14, 2022
IRRI joins the United Nations Global Compact Initiative

IRRI joins the United Nations Global Compact Initiative

IRRI is committed to the UN Global Compact initiative’s pursuit of a sustainable future. The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the
September 12, 2022
IRRI 2021 annual report included in the 2022 Hallbars Best of World Sustainability Reports...

IRRI 2021 annual report included in the 2022 Hallbars Best of World Sustainability Reports...

The Hallbars Sustainability Research Institute has included IRRI's 2021 annual Report in its 2022 Best in the World list under the category of
September 6, 2022
Nepal releases seven new and improved rice varieties to increase domestic rice production

Nepal releases seven new and improved rice varieties to increase domestic rice production

The National Seed Board  of Nepal has approved the release of seven new rice varieties for cultivation in 2022 namely Ghaiya-3, Hardinath-4,
August 30, 2022
Government of Assam and IRRI extend APART collaboration

Government of Assam and IRRI extend APART collaboration

The Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society, Government of Assam, has signed the extension of collaboration with &nbsp
August 24, 2022
Eleven new and improved rice varieties released in Burundi

Eleven new and improved rice varieties released in Burundi

Recently, the Institut des Sciences Agronomiques du Burundi (ISABU) released eleven new and improved rice varieties that are resilient to climate
August 18, 2022
Indian agricultural research institution partners learn more about speed breeding

Indian agricultural research institution partners learn more about speed breeding

Delegates from national agricultural research and extension system (NARES) in India recently gathered at the International Rice Research Institute
August 16, 2022