Los Baños, Philippines – Home to the University of thePhilippines Los Baños since 1908, and the International Rice Research Institute(IRRI) since 1960, Los Baños (Spanish word for “the baths”) is known as the Special Science and Nature City of the Philippines.As part of its 400th Founding Anniversary and 14th Bañamos Festival, thousands of residents joined the...
Monthly Archives: September 2015
By Maria Rowena M. BaltazarRice production is very important to the food supply and national economies of Nepal and Cambodia. However, these countries suffer from low production of rice caused by insufficient rain, irrigation problems, flooding, lack of seeds, and outdated traditional technology. Accelerating the Adoption of Stress-Tolerant Rice Varieties by Smallholder...
The International Rice Research Institute participated in the Global Forum on Research and Innovation for Health 2015 to identify innovative solutions to the world’s unmet health needs.In a pre-forum activity entitled, "New Leaders for Health," Inez Slamet-Loedin, IRRI senior scientist and head of the Genetic Transformation Laboratory, discussed the institute’s...
WeRise is a seasonal climate forecast-based app designed to maximize rainfed rice production through efficient natural resource management. The app could assist farmers with their crop production decisions by providing crucial weather information such as start and end of the rainy season and distribution of rainfall, optimum sowing time, amount and timing of fertilizer...
Los Baños, Philippines - In a shared pledge to ensure food security and strengthen cooperation in agricultural development across the region, ASEAN ministers and senior agriculture officials voiced their unequivocal support for the Agriculture Innovation and R&D Fund (AIRDF) last September 12 at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines.The...
Bangladesh, the most densely populated country in the world with 153 million people, also has one of the highest rates of undernutrition in the world. While almost 50% of Bangladeshis work in the agriculture sector, the country faces challenges for agriculture-led growth and food security. Bangladesh is one of the countries included in President Barrack Obama’s Feed...
Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, head of the International Rice Genebank, will soon be on loan with the secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations to bolster the implementation of the International Treaty. He will spend part of his time in Los Baños and part in Rome.An evolutionary...
After an extensive global search, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. George Kotch as IRRI’s head of plant breeding. Dr. Kotch will assume this role on 19 October 2015.George brings to the Institute more than 25 years of formidable experience in research and industry. His career has been driven by a combination...
