Mohammad Rafiqul Islam
Senior Scientist I - Rice Breeding
Nese Sreenivasulu
Research Unit Leader - Consumer-driven Grain Quality and Nutrition
Panneerselvam Peramaiyan
Scientist II: Cropping Systems Agronomy
Panneerselvam specializes in developing and evaluating advanced agronomic practices for Direct-Seeded Rice (DSR), focusing on sustainable and efficient farming solutions. His work involves creating technologies to improve nutrient-use efficiency...
Pauline Chivenge
Country Representative for Tanzania and Senior Scientist I - Cropping Systems Agronomy/Climate Change
Dr. Chivenge’s research work has mostly focused on management of natural resources for improved crop productivity. She has extensive experience in participatory research in smallholder agriculture in East and Southern Africa, and South East Asia...
Prakashan Chellattan Veettil
Agricultural Economist, Impact Evaluation, Foresight and Policy, Sustainable Impact
Prakash joined IRRI in May 2015 as an agricultural economist and currently leads the social science activities in South Asia. His team is involved in rice varietal tracking and identification, adoption and impact assessment of stress tolerant...
Ranjitha Puskur
Principal Scientist - Gender and Livelihoods
Ranjitha lead's the gender and youth research at IRRI and is a socio-economist.
Rhulyx Mendoza
Research Manager - Cross-Cutting Operations
Rica Joy Flor
Scientist II – Innovation Systems
Dr. Rica Joy Flor is a social scientist leading multi-disciplinary projects that implement socio-technical adaptations and scaling of technologies. Her research interests are in the processes of scaling innovations, adoption of technologies, and...
Rosemary Murori
Country Representative for Kenya
Sankalp Bhosale
Interim Research Director - Rice Breeding Innovations Department
Dr. Sankalp Bhosale is the Interim Research Director of IRRI’s Rice Breeding Innovations Department and leads the Product Development and Varietal Replacement Research Unit. He manages an extensive research portfolio and collaborates with over 50...
Shalabh Dixit
Senior Scientist I – Plant Breeding
Shalabh is a plant breeder with extensive experience in developing rice varieties for stress-prone ecosystems. These include drought and flood-prone ecosystems and direct-seeded rice systems. I currently lead the Direct-seeded and Upland rice (DSR)...
Sofia Tesfazion
Regional Director for Africa
Sofia brings over 23 years of work experience from the private and development sectors, serving as a leader in partnerships and fundraising for various areas of work in Africa, Europe, and the US. She worked as the Director for Resource Mobilization...
Sudhanshu Singh
Director - IRRI South Asia Regional Centre
With an extensive background spanning 29 years in agricultural sciences, Dr. Sudhanshu Singh is a distinguished professional excelling in research, extension, and development. As the esteemed Director of the IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC)...
Sung-Ryul Kim
Scientist I - Gene Identification and Validation Team, Consumer Driven Grain Quality and Nutrition, Rice Breeding Innovations
Sung-Ryul Kim’s research at IRRI focuses on gene identification and validation. His team has been developing chromosome segment substitution lines (CSSLs) and introgression lines (ILs) of the wild rice species in cultivar backgrounds. Through...
Suresh Kadaru
Lead - Medium Maturity Rice Breeding Program
Dr. Suresh Kadaru is currently leading the medium maturity rice breeding program at IRRI. As part of Product Development and Varietal Replacement, he and his team are working on integrating genomic selection methodologies in breeding for expedited...
Swati Nayak
Scientist II and South Asia Lead - Seed Systems and Product Management
As IRRI South Asia’s Lead for Seed System and Product Management, Swati’s work entails enhancing breeding impact by delivery of genetic gain in farmer field, and positioning right products in market segments. She also serves as the Global Lead for...
Tao Li
Senior Scientist - Environment/Crop Modeler
Dr. Tao Li is a Senior Scientist and Environment/Crop Modeler at the International Rice Research Institute, with over 30 years of experience in ecosystem management and modelling.
Dr. Li has a Ph.D. in soil science from the University of Alberta...
Teodoro Correa, Jr.
Manager - Community Relations and Partnerships