TAR VATTAR DSR: An eco-friendly weed-control and water-conservation technology for direct-seeded rice
Sustainable management of transboundary pests requires holistic and inclusive solutions
The impact of the International Rice Genebank on rice farming in Bangladesh
The legacy of Randy Barker: agricultural economist, water-use investigator, leader, teacher, and mentor
Assessing returns to research investments in rice varietal development: Evidence from the Philippines and Bangladesh
Conservation agriculture for rice-based intensive cropping by smallholders in the Eastern Gangetic Plain
Compared to the high cost of labor and inputs for the transplanted rice cropping system, the improved TAR VATTAR DSR technology saves farmers them about 40% in irrigation and costs of cultivation without any yield penalty. With less energy and fertilizer consumption in DSR, production costs were lower by...
Providing a relative magnitude of returns to investments is important for donors so that they can see whether payoffs still exist to fund this type of varietal improvement research. Return estimates can serve as justification for further research investments in the future as well as help guide future allocations. The findings from this study suggest that net returns to IRRI rice varietal development...
Randolph “Randy” Barker, who passed away in Utah at age 92 on 5 July 2022, has left an enduring legacy across the agricultural world. A renowned and respected agricultural economist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Dr. Barker was the second head of IRRI’s Economics Department, 1966–78, and acting head of IRRI’s Social Sciences Division, 2007–08. After digging just...
Effective plant health management requires holistic approaches that focus on preventing entry, establishment, and spread of invasive pests and pathogens, to the extent possible, and mitigation of the impacts of the outbreaks through eco-friendly, socially inclusive, and sustainable management approaches. The reactive approach, followed in general by most institutions and countries, focusing on containment...
Remote sensing based Information and Insurance for Crops in emerging Economies (RIICE) has been applied over main rice production areas; the results demonstrate the system can be used in different ecosystems and can be extended at the national level. The information provided by RIICE has been also used for the implementation of a rice insurance scheme at Bao Viet Company for two provinces of the...
