India

Women on the path to progress

Women on the path to progress

July 4, 2016

In India, self-help groups have made a tremendous impact on the lives of poor women in rural...

India: Tripura farmers welcome the release of drought-tolerant rice varieties

India: Tripura farmers welcome the release of drought-tolerant rice varieties

August 6, 2015

Thousands of farmers in drought-prone Tripura Province welcomed the release of 16 new varieties of different crops,...

Partnership-driven science

Partnership-driven science

July 24, 2015

Many countries have greatly benefited from the agricultural technology developed at IRRI with the support of traditional...

India: National Academy of Agricultural Sciences honors IRRI officials

India: National Academy of Agricultural Sciences honors IRRI officials

July 23, 2015

Robert Zeigler, director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Arvind Kumar, IRRI senior...

Communication is key to reaching farmers, says India agri commissioner

Communication is key to reaching farmers, says India agri commissioner

May 1, 2015

Srinagar, India – “Communication holds the key” in effectively transferring knowledge generated by research, and it becomes...