Kitchen stars shine with award-winning and highly nutritious Malusog Rice recipes Kitchen stars shine with award-winning and highly nutritious Malusog Rice recipes August 31, 2023 by Jose Benigno Gonzales The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI ) community demonstrates creative cooking skills and...Read More
Value chains and policy work are crucial to the adoption of Golden Rice and other biofortified genetically modified crops Value chains and policy work are crucial to the adoption of Golden Rice and other biofortified genetically modified crops September 25, 2018 After Golden Rice receives all the required approvals for food, feed, and cultivation and is found to...Read More
Improving health and nutrition through rice science Improving health and nutrition through rice science July 14, 2017 Opportunities exist to improve the nutritional content of rice varieties to solve the micronutrient-deficiency problem affecting more...Read More
India must use science-based improvements to improve agriculture India must use science-based improvements to improve agriculture June 5, 2015 Science-based improvements in agricultural technology have been at the forefront of alleviating hunger and poverty. The first...Read More
IRRI promotes healthier rice research to nutrition professionals IRRI promotes healthier rice research to nutrition professionals February 18, 2015 The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) held an exhibit promoting its...Read More
The new green revolution: A bigger rice bowl The new green revolution: A bigger rice bowl December 1, 2014 A seed of rice that could transform the developing world saved Asha Ram Pal’s farm in the...Read More
Our commitment to help in the fight against vitamin-A deficiency Our commitment to help in the fight against vitamin-A deficiency October 30, 2014 “No farmer must be left behind” was the challenge addressed to 1,500 scientists and delegates, hailing from...Read More
Dawn of a new era in rice improvement Dawn of a new era in rice improvement July 1, 2014 Traditional rice varieties encompass a huge range of potentially valuable genes. These can be used to develop...Read More
Debunking Golden Rice myths: a geneticist’s perspective Debunking Golden Rice myths: a geneticist’s perspective October 1, 2013 It all started in 1984 in Los Baños, Laguna, in the Philippines. Scientists had begun to develop...Read More
The state of play: genetically modified rice The state of play: genetically modified rice January 1, 2013 People often argue passionately for or against genetically modified (GM) crops. Rice Today’s aim here is not...Read More