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Sep 05, 2024Engaging Women Farmers in Direct Seeded Rice System in Jharkhand

Sep 05, 2024The inroads of direct-seeded rice with the low-input responsive PR-126 variety (A case study from Odisha’s smallholder ecosystem)

Sep 03, 2024APEDA-ISARC to advance healthier rice-based food innovations

Sep 02, 2024Unlocking agricultural diversification and intensification in Northern Bangladesh with short-duration aman rice

Aug 30, 2024IRRI researchers identify genes for low glycemic index and high protein in rice

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Aug 29, 2024
Facilitating Multi-Stakeholder Platforms: Unraveling the Challenges and Opportunities
Deepali Chadha, Prama Mukhopadhyay, Hom N. Gartaula, Ranjitha Puskur Multi-stakeholder platforms can help solve complex challenges by pooling diverse expertise and experience, but balancing the...
Aug 28, 2024
IRRI Scientist Bas Bouman among 2024 World Food Prize Top Agri-Food Pioneers
Des Moines, IOWA - 28 August 2024 - The World Food Prize Foundation names International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Scientist Dr. Bas Bouman as one of its inaugural 2024 Top Agri-food Pioneers (...
Aug 28, 2024
Exploring the potential of the mustard crop in making Odisha’s rice fallows productive
Girija Prasad Swain, Mosharaf Hossain, and Swati Nayak Odishas's 2020 agriculture policy recognizes the importance of cropping diversification in favor of oilseeds for higher and more stable farm...

Aug 09, 2024
Tanzanian women farmers emerge as leaders in quality seed production and higher rice production
Good quality seed leads to good yield and produce, but it can also be a form of empowerment for others. In the coastal region of Pwani in Tanzania, the Twaweza (which means "we can" in Swahili) Women...
Jul 31, 2024
CSSP-SABRAO awards Jauhar Ali prestigious Sant S. Virmani Hybrid Rice prize
The Crop Science Society of the Philippines, Inc. (CSSP) proudly announced that this year’s recipient of the Sant S. Virmani Hybrid Rice Award is Dr. Jauhar Ali, IRRI Principal Scientist and Research...
Jul 30, 2024
Looking into RR2P 2024: A Transformative Rice Science Learning Experience
As one journey comes to an end, a new opportunity arises. Rice: Research to Production (RR2P) program offers a deep dive into the significant impact of rice science on food production and...
Jul 30, 2024
IRRI Scientist Receives Crop Science Society of America Highest Award for 2024
WISCONSIN, United States (25 July 2024) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is proud to announce that Principal Scientist and Regional Director for Africa Dr. Abdelbagi Ismail has been...
Jul 25, 2024
IRRI and BSIP Conduct Training of Trainers on LKP 2.0 and Farm Mapping Using GPS
Indonesia and IRRI expand the dissemination of Rice Crop Manager across the country with a training of facilitators and extension workers on the advanced features of the digital tool. (BOGOR,...
Jul 23, 2024
Empowerment by design: Gender-intentional rice breeding through Target Product Profiling
The PlantDirect project , in collaboration with Market Intelligence Work Package (WP2) 2, facilitated a workshop on Gender-intentional Target Product Profile (TPP) design in Varanasi, India, with...
Jul 23, 2024
Rice Crop Manager: Delivering results for Indonesian farmers
Project proponents share key results to date of the implementation of the localized RCM in Indonesia. The project is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the...
Jul 23, 2024
Climate-smart mapping can help Tanzanian rice farmers in flood-prone areas mitigate crop losses
The 2023-2024 El Niño had a catastrophic impact on East and Southern African countries as it triggered heavy rainfall and lingering floods from April to May 2024 . In Tanzania’s Rufiji District, the...
Jul 23, 2024
Vietnam's pilot low-emission rice farming shows promise: Increased yields, profits, and sustainability
A pilot farm in Vietnam has demonstrated success in high-quality, low-emission rice farming. Compared to traditional methods, it achieves higher yields and profits and reduces greenhouse gas...
Jul 23, 2024
East and Southern Africa Crop Tour provides farmers opportunity to evaluate new rice varieties and technologies
Scientists from IRRI, Africa Rice Center, and national agricultural research and extension system (NARES) partners engaged with rice farmers and other value chain stakeholders from Kenya, Tanzania,...
Jul 04, 2024
Making Rice–Cultivation Water-Efficient and Sustainable for Haryana
Growing rice, a crop that demands huge amounts of water, results in significant groundwater depletion across the rice-producing areas of Haryana in India. To reverse this, IRRI is building capacities...
Jul 04, 2024
ARIAS Society, IRRI plan sustainable rice farming future in Assam post-APART
With the APART’s closure approaching, IRRI and partners are starting to discuss a comprehensive exit strategy that will ensure the continuation and sustainability of the technologies and practices...