Monthly Archives: April 2015

Heirloom rice, a special type of rice inherently unique in its natural features and eating quality, was featured in Madrid Fusion Manila (MFM), held...

The Training Center and Postharvest Unit at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) organized a two-week course on the basic knowledge and...

The IRRI-Bangladesh office staff in Dhaka hosted a grand Bengali New Year (Pohela Boishakh) 1422. The event is celebrated from 14 to 15 April by Malayalis,...

  Gary Atlin, senior program officer of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, cited the Stress-Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA)...

A new breed of agricultural extension and development officers recently completed a 5-month capacity-building course called “Enabling the AgRiDOC:...

Reduce your team’s environmental footprint by lowering your office’s energy consumption. It will automatically conserve non-renewable fossil fuels...

(Photo: IRRI) Vietnam plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from rice cultivation by 14% by 2030, according to the Ministry of Natural Resources and...

(Photo: IRRI) The ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has submitted a plan to the government that seeks to develop a Vietnamese rice brand name...

(Photo: CIAT) Arcadia Biosciences, Inc., an agricultural technology company that develops and commercializes plant traits and products that improve farm...

(Photo: IRRI) After several rounds of discussions, Iran is likely to start issuing permits to Indian exporters, paving the way for basmati exports. “India...