sustainable agriculture

50 years of India-IRRI partnership

50 years of India-IRRI partnership

April 16, 2015

Hyderabad, India - On its golden jubilee, India’s Directorate of...

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New Indian agricultural university and IRRI commit to building next generation of rice scientists

New Indian agricultural university and IRRI commit to building next generation of rice scientists

April 16, 2015

Hyderabad, India - Building the next generation of rice scientists is...

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South Asian officials and IRRI agree on broader partnership

South Asian officials and IRRI agree on broader partnership

April 16, 2015

Los Baños, Philippines - Secretary General Arjun Bahadur Thapa of the...

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India: Swarna-Sub1 hailed as a major innovation with great potential for helping rice farmers in flood-prone areas

India: Swarna-Sub1 hailed as a major innovation with great potential for helping rice farmers in flood-prone areas

April 15, 2015

Shri Radha Mohan Singh, the Indian Union Agriculture Minister, declared the...

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Scientists from Asia and Africa attend rice crop simulation training

Scientists from Asia and Africa attend rice crop simulation training

April 15, 2015

Twenty-one scientists from Japan, South Korea, Benin, India, and the International...

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Philippines: CCARA holds workshop on using weather forecasting app to help rice farmers

Philippines: CCARA holds workshop on using weather forecasting app to help rice farmers

April 13, 2015

An international workshop on a seasonal weather forecast–based decision support system was held to help farmers in...

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AfricaRice’s genetic diversity and improvement expert is guest at Young Researcher’s Lunch

AfricaRice’s genetic diversity and improvement expert is guest at Young Researcher’s Lunch

April 13, 2015

The Young Researchers' Lunch for April hosted Takashi Kumashiro, program leader for Genetic Diversity and Improvement at...

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Burundi: New research laboratories to support rice improvement program in sub-Saharan Africa

Burundi: New research laboratories to support rice improvement program in sub-Saharan Africa

April 8, 2015

New research laboratories constructed at the International Rice Research Institute-East and...

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Myanmar: Bogale and Mawlamyinegyun farmers receive training on improving the quality of their rice

Myanmar: Bogale and Mawlamyinegyun farmers receive training on improving the quality of their rice

April 8, 2015

The Learning Alliance team conducted training in grain quality assessment for about 30 farmers from different villages...

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Myanmar: Learning alliance introduces rice farmers to benefits of using flatbed dryer

Myanmar: Learning alliance introduces rice farmers to benefits of using flatbed dryer

April 8, 2015

About 30 farmers from various villages in Bogale and Mawlamyinegyun Townships participated in an activity comparing grain...

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