Increasing national rice yields to 6 tons/hectare in the Philippines and elsewhere Increasing national rice yields to 6 tons/hectare in the Philippines and elsewhere June 15, 2017 Self-financed farmer cooperatives are a viable strategy to increase irrigated rice area to attain a national yield...Read More
Future rice climates in Africa Future rice climates in Africa June 8, 2017 Future rice production and food security across Africa are under pressure as a result of climate change-induced...Read More
Rice: The pulse of life in Myanmar Rice: The pulse of life in Myanmar June 2, 2017 A partnership between researchers and smallholder farmers in lower Myanmar is improving agricultural profitability and productivity through...Read More
Reimagining agricultural education Reimagining agricultural education May 25, 2017 IRRI Education is the next evolutionary step for IRRI’s training program.Read More
RiceAdvice: An app tailor-made for African farmers RiceAdvice: An app tailor-made for African farmers May 17, 2017 A smart mobile crop management tool is helping farmers in Africa optimize their production and profits and...Read More
Africa’s rice farmers lose millions of dollars to parasitic weeds Africa’s rice farmers lose millions of dollars to parasitic weeds May 16, 2017 Rice lost to parasitic weeds would be enough to feed 4.5 million people a year.Read More
Resistance from within Resistance from within April 19, 2017 2 A recent technology is giving rice scientists a new weapon for fighting the notorious brown planthoppers: a...Read More
Odisha to increase productivity of rice fallows through modern pulse production Odisha to increase productivity of rice fallows through modern pulse production April 11, 2017 ODISHA, India—The Department of Agriculture (DoA) of Odisha is pushing to increase the productivity of rice-fallow systems...Read More
Global research program on rice launches website Global research program on rice launches website April 11, 2017 LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – The CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Rice Agri-Food Systems (RICE) officially launches its...Read More
Strategic alliance with BRAC Strategic alliance with BRAC April 5, 2017 BRAC will play a key role in attaining food security through improved agricultural productivity in coastal BangladeshRead More