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Science

From plot to plate: Stakeholder insights from crop cafeteria event help guide rice varietal adoption in Bangladesh

May 21, 2025

Participatory field evaluations with stakeholders reveal farmer-driven varietal preferences and offer strategic guidance for promoting and accelerating climate-resilient rice adoption…

Seeing is believing: Farmers evaluate hybrid rice varieties in Bangladesh Field Days

May 21, 2025

Field observations and farmer-driven insights from 100+ farmers during two field days help shape the scaling and distribution of two…

From Science to Scale: How Rice Crop Manager Is Revolutionizing Farming for Millions

May 15, 2025

By Rowena Castillo, Benedict Jardinero and Kazuki SaitoInternational Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Indonesian farmer looking at the recommendation provided by…

IRRI Scientists Introduces New Breeding Approach to Harness Genomic Selection in Challenging Environments

May 15, 2025

by Waseem Hussain, Mahender Anumalla, Margaret Catolos, Joie Ramos, Ma. Teresa Sta. Cruz, and Myrtel Valenzuela IRRI scientists are changing how rice is bred for…

A Quarter Century Since the SUB1A Gene: New Flood-Tolerant Rice and Feeding Millions

May 15, 2025

By Waseem Hussain, Mahender Anumalla, Margaret Catolos,  Joie Ramos, Ma Teresa Sta. Cruz, and Myrtel Valenzuela In a landmark study published in The Plant Genome,…

Safeguarding Plant Health for Sustainable Rice

May 13, 2025

by Christian Dohrmann Plant health is vital for both environmental and human well-being, as plants supply oxygen and food. However,…

How Climate-Resilient Short-Duration Cold-Tolerant Rice is Securing Farmers’ Livelihood in Haor Region of Bangladesh

May 8, 2025

by Nusrat Jahan, Muhiuddin Faruquee, and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam The Haor wetlands in northeastern Bangladesh stretches across the horizon, playing…

Policies

Women-led cooperatives and seed entrepreneurs drive seed innovation in Nepal

April 25, 2025

By Prem Raj Bhatt, Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Rabin Kushma Tharu, Jitendra Sah With women-led cooperatives taking the lead, IRRI…

International Girls in ICT Day 2025: How advancing inclusive ICT is reducing the gender technology gap

April 24, 2025

Ankita Tiwari* and Dr. Shalini Gakhar** Despite continuous advancements in agricultural technologies, there exists a significant digital gender divide globally,…

The Rice Dilemma: Can Sub-Saharan Africa Grow Enough to Feed Itself?

April 16, 2025

In this opinion editorial for IRRI’s 65th Anniversary, IRRI Regional Director for Africa Dr. Abdelbagi Ismail and IRRI Country Representative…

Behind the Rural Diet: How Food Environments Shape Public Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

April 11, 2025

by Danica Louise C. Sembrano IRRI researchers link food availability and access as key factors influencing diet, nutrition, and health…

Transforming Rice Cultivation in the Hilly Regions of Bangladesh: A Story of Resilience and Innovation

April 8, 2025

by Muhammad Ashraful Habib*, Swati Nayak*, Nuruzzaman*, and Saidul Islam* Lying in the southeastern part of Bangladesh, the Chattogram Hill…

In parts of South Asia, women are taking the lead in agriculture transformation

March 24, 2025

By Ankita Tiwari and Bushra Humaira Women in South Asia are transforming the landscape of rice farming. They are not…

Empowering Women in Agriculture: Addressing Gender-based Challenges and Fostering Inclusive Development

March 6, 2025

by Jummai Yila 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, a pivotal moment for…

Partnerships

These Rice Varieties Could End Hidden Hunger – Meet the Uttar Pradesh Farmers Making It Happen

March 17, 2025

by Anirban Nath, Sarvesh Shukla, Neeraj Kumar Tyagi, Swati Nayak, Mosharaf Hossain Farmers in Uttar Pradesh are driving the adoption…

From adversity to achievement: Supriya Das pioneers mechanized seeding and women’s empowerment in Odisha

February 20, 2025

by Bidhan Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar, and Virender Kumar Mrs. Supriya Das, a 49-year-old woman farmer from Bada Gumula village in…

Exploring Quezon City’s Food System: A Virtual Video Tour of Food Markets,Urban Agriculture and Sustainability

December 16, 2024

by Arma Bertuso and Gordon Prain Quezon City, one of the bustling metropolises of the Philippines, is famous for its…

Small machine, big impact: Power tiller-operated seeder and local service providers increase farmers’ efficiency, profitability, and food security

October 26, 2024

by Muhammad Ashraful Habib*, Swati Nayak*, Nuruzzaman*, Saidul Islam* and Amaresh Chandel** While direct-seeded rice (DSR) cultivation’s benefit over transplanted…

Scaling high-yield rice variety in Kenya: Placing farmer cooperatives at the helm

October 16, 2024

by Shilomboleni, Helena; Murori, Rosemary; Njau, Simon; Musila, Ruth; Panchbhai, Ajay; Menge, Daniel; Ismail, Abdelbhagi; and Connor, Melanie Key messages:…

Shattering food, nutrition, and economic security barriers in Bangladesh through mixed farming systems

June 3, 2024

by Sharif Ahmed and Humnath Bhandari Including mixed farming systems in traditional agricultural systems has potential benefits for farmers, especially…

Odisha revives grass pea cultivation to turn fallow lands into fertile grounds

April 29, 2024

by Dillip Kumar Rout, Mosharaf Hossain, and Swati Nayak Apart from its nutritional value, the grass pea can be grown…

Opinion

Ups and downs in the world rice market

July 2, 2024

by Val Pede and David Dawe International rice prices have risen substantially. Over the past year, the main factors driving…

Transforming agricultural research and development systems to meet 21st Century needs for climate action

June 7, 2024

by Jon Hellin, Eleanor Fisher, and Michelle Bonatti Research paradigms suitable for 20th-century challenges, such as the Green Revolution, need…

Gene-editing technologies for developing climate-resilient rice crops in sub-Saharan Africa: Political priorities and space for responsible innovation

March 4, 2024

by Helena Shilomboleni and Abdelbagi M. Ismail The growing demand for rice in sub-Saharan Africa has seen an increase in…

Together we can sow the seeds of regenerative agriculture

September 13, 2023

With global populations expected to grow to 10 billion by 2050, it is estimated that rice production will need to…

Climate-smart rice production approaches for sustainable agriculture

August 14, 2023

by Panneerselvam Peramaiyan, Debabrata Nath, and Sunil Kumar Developing climate-smart rice production technologies offers a promising strategy to combat climate…

Sustainable management of transboundary pests requires holistic and inclusive solutions

July 29, 2022

Effective plant health management requires holistic approaches that focus on preventing entry, establishment, and spread of invasive pests and pathogens,…

The African Continental Free Trade Area agreement impact on agricultural and food trade: a value added perspective

April 19, 2022

The African Continental Free Trade Area agreement is going to be a major trade shock. Our results show that it…

Maps

Rice-fallow targeting for cropping intensification through geospatial technologies in the rice belt of Northeast India

February 1, 2024

by Amit Kumar Srivastava, Suranjana Bhaswati Borah, Payel Ghosh Dastidar et al. Around 80% of India’s rice production is from…

New study shows informed decisions can minimize the impacts of adverse weather on farmers and rice production in Tanzania’s floodplains

December 14, 2023

by Veronica Mae Escarez Scientists from the Sokoine University of Agriculture, the University of Copenhagen, the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute,…

Variety-based climate-smart intervention helps smallholder farmers cope with floods in the lowlands of Odisha

September 5, 2023

by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Girija Swain, Pavan Yeggina, and Mukund Variar Natural calamities, primarily floods, of varying intensity adversely…

Mapping and monitoring the rice crop in Vietnam: Experience using RIICE technologies

March 1, 2022

Remote sensing based Information and Insurance for Crops in emerging Economies (RIICE) has been applied over main rice production areas;…

RICA: A rice crop calendar for Asia based on MODIS multi-year data

November 5, 2021

Crop calendars report the timing of key agricultural activities and crop development. At their most detailed, crop calendars can support…

Using Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, and Planet imagery to map crop type of smallholder farms

July 5, 2021

In this study, we used radial kernel support vector machine (SVM) to map the crop types of smallholder farms in…

Climate change impacts on rice in Africa

July 3, 2018

Irrigated rice production in East Africa is projected to increase slightly due to CO2 fertilization and less cold stress opening…

Culture

Return to Roots: A recollection of the past, a revelation of the present

December 7, 2023

by Paul Hilario One important insight that I would like to share is that rice-themed paintings usually display positive messages.…

IRC 2023 exhibit combines science and art to explore a food-secure future

November 22, 2023

All Tomorrows’ Harvest, a contemporary art exhibition at the 6th International Rice Congress, explored the possibilities for achieving a food-secure…

Rice on TikTok: 1st Tinawon Rice Festival in Ifugao, Philippines

October 5, 2023

Tinawon refers to local rice varieties grown in the province of Ifugao in the Philippines. Tinawon rice means “annual rice"…

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 explores delicious, affordable,…