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...

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...

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 lead's the gender and youth research at IRRI and is a socio-economist.

Lead the Geospatial Science and Modelling cluster. The cluster applies remote sensing technology, spatial analysis, modelling and data intelligence for i) developing crop monitoring and forecasting systems to support food security and policy, crop...

Robert Caudwell represents IRRI’s key interests in Myanmar and Lao PDR. As Country Representative, he liaises closely with relevant government offices and agencies regarding IRRI’s programs and activities. He also engages with national and...

Samira joined IRRI in September 2022 as a development economist. She is co-leading WP3 of the Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) project which is improving access to and affordability of sustainably produced healthy foods through...

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 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)...

Stephen Klassen is IRRI's Senior Scientist for Digital Agriculture and Precision Farming. He works with an interdisciplinary team of remote sensing experts, soil scientists, agronomists, social scientists, breeders, and policy analysts to understand...

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’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...

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...

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...

Syon has been the Chief Operating Officer for three CGIAR centers—IRRI, IWMI, and WorldFish—since June 2023. He oversees the corporate service divisions, focusing on areas such as Human Resources, Finance, Risk, Legal, Information Systems, and more...