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 IRRI launches AI-powered global digital platform for hybrid rice breeding and parental sel... LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (26 February 2025) ~ The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has launched a new AI-powered digital platform that can March 12, 2025 IRRI KM specialist highlights importance of AGRIS and AGROVOC to data management In a series of conversations with CGIAR Knowledge Management teams, Valentina De Col from ICARDA spoke with Lea Delos Reyes, former Specialist for March 12, 2025 A Forum for our Future: Sustaining and Securing Rice Food Systems Gains Traction in Cambod... The Better Rice Initiative Cambodia (BRIC) was launched to foster national collaboration in tackling the interconnected challenges of agriculture, March 10, 2025 Major study reveals widespread adoption of CGIAR agricultural innovations in Vietnam, Impa... A comprehensive study documenting the extensive adoption of CGIAR-supported agricultural innovations across Vietnam was presented at a high-level March 7, 2025 IRRI partners with Tao Commodity Trader, Inc. for a Limited Exclusivity Agreement to comme... The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) continues to build partnerships with private sector partners to bring innovative and beneficial February 14, 2025 IRRI receives Cross of Friendship medal from Lao PDR Through the Cross of Friendship medal, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic acknowledges IRRI’s contribution to the country’s development.LOS BAÑOS, February 7, 2025 NARES and IRRI advance market-driven varieties and accelerate adoption of new rice varieti... A photo-op of participants at the 2024 NARES-IRRI Joint Advancement Meeting, with over 90 participants from 12 countries, including 25 online February 6, 2025 IRRI and smart agriculture technology leader XAG collaborate to promote digital agricultur... LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (20 January 2025)—The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and smart agriculture technology leader XAG are set to January 25, 2025 IRRI Seed Health 2024 workshop: Strengthening seed health networks for safe and effective ... LAGUNA, Philippines, 29 November 2024 ~ The Rice Breeding Innovations (RBI) Seed Health and Logistics Unit of the International Rice Research January 22, 2025 IRRI’s digital monitoring and reporting system nominated for the Vietnam National Televisi... The Rice Activity Monitoring and Reporting System (RiceMoRe) developed by IRRI and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development recognized for January 16, 2025 Enabling women farmers in Odisha to combat heat stress by Pooja Kori, Benu Verma, Ranjitha Puskur As global temperatures rise, heat stress has become a significant concern with varied effects on January 8, 2025 Vietnam and Thailand scale knowledge on sustainable and low-emissions rice production Can Tho City, Vietnam, December 19, 2024—In a remarkable effort to share knowledge and inspire collaboration for sustainable development in Southeast January 7, 2025 Hybrid rice + innovations: a path forward for climate-smart agriculture LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (06 January 2025) ~ Rice, while a staple food for half of the world’s population, is also a significant contributor to January 7, 2025 Inclusive and equitable canal water management towards sustainable agriculture urged at B... In the southern coastal deltaic regions of Bangladesh, freshwater canals are a lifeline to multiple food system-based livelihoods. However, these January 6, 2025 Canadian delegation finds huge potential in Vietnam’s one million-hectare program Can Tho City, Vietnam, December 20, 2024—The Canadian Embassy in Vietnam delegation, led by Ms. Francesca Bellone, Head of the Development Cooperation January 6, 2025 Pagination Previous page ‹‹ Page 6 Next page ›› Join Our Newsletter Sign up to receive the latest research updates and global stories from IRRI. Sign Up