Monthly Archives: May 2015

University of Illinois plant geneticist joins the Young Researchers’ Lunch

The Young Researchers' Lunch for May hosted Patrick Brown, assistant professor in the Department of Crop Sciences at the University of Illinois, USA....

Philippines: Agriculture scholars honored for academic achievements

Seven scholars of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) earned their various agriculture-related degrees with honors.  The Gawad Patnubay College...

University of Illinois at IRRI for exchange on various research initiatives

A delegation from the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Science (ACES) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign visited the...

Thailand: Agriculture staff learn laser leveling of rice fields

Twenty-three participants from the Thailand Rice Department, Agricultural Engineering Department, and CTA-Trimble attended training on using laser...

Rice farmers in China use less fertilizer, increase yield

GDRRI's Xuhua Zhong shows guests around rice plots in Gaoyao county, Guangdong, in which the 'three controls technology' was used.     Guangdong...

"Small farmers, large field” scheme gaining success in Vietnam

Guangzhou, China- “Vietnamese farmers in the provinces of Can Tho and Long An are benefiting from the ‘small farmers, large field’ (SFLF) scheme,”...

Philippines: Governor seeks solutions to climate-related problems affecting rice production

Los Baños, Philippines – Ilocos Norte Governor Imee Marcos visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) headquarters to find viable interventions...

Heirloom rice and priceless art honored as national treasures

The marker declaring the IRRI Manansalas as National Cultural Treasures is unveiled by (L-R) Jeremy Barns, director of the National Museum;...

Heirloom rice farmers meet top chefs

MANILA, Philippines - An exchange of indigenous and culinary cultures took place at the Philippine National Museum yesterday during a “market encounter”...

Syngenta and IRRI explore possible new areas of R&D partnership

The Scientific Know-How and Exchange Program (SKEP) II project between Syngenta and the International Rice Research (IRRI) held a workshop to discuss possible future activities as the partnership entered its third and final year. A highlight of the workshop was the steering committee meeting on possible new areas of R&D partnership as well as opportunities to consider...

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