Monthly Archives: March 2017

Development of strategy to reduce Cambodian farmers’ reliance on pesticides is on track

Mr. Chou Cheythyrith, EPIC project partner from GDA, (facing camera) explains the experiment on Trichoderma and pest-resistant rice varieties to visiting...

Beautiful minds: The journey of scientists Fiona Hay and Maricar Alberto

Fiona Hay and Maricar Alberto share their scientific journeys, their most significant achievements to date as rice scientists at IRRI, and the challenges...

The “crown jewels” of Chile

INIA has worked closely with CIAT and FLAR in developing new varieties suited for one of the most southerly rice-growing countries in the world. ...

Researchers use drones to study nutrient status, greenhouse gas emissions of rice crop

Drones have been circling the experimental farms of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) not just to take amazing bird’s-eye-view photos...

Continuing global partnership through rice

RICE aims to reduce poverty and hunger, improve human health and nutrition, adapt rice-based farming systems to climate change, promote women’s empowerment...

Chicha de arroz

Chicha is one of the most popular drinks in South America and is loved by people of all ages. ...

CSISA utilizes master trainers to disseminate rice nursery entrepreneurship and mechanical transplanting in Odisha

A service provider from CSISA demonstrates the mechanical transplanting of rice to extension agents. (Photo: CSISA) BHUBANESWAR, Odisha—The Cereal Systems...

Food security under attack: Africa’s struggle against parasitic weeds

Parasitic weeds invade around 1.34 million hectares of rainfed rice areas in Africa causing damages estimated at USD 200 million. ...

Odisha extension agents trained to teach farmers in using laser land leveling and seed-cum-fertilizer drills

The extension professionals from various government agencies in Odisha attend a training to help make them better at disseminating modern technologies...

Integrating gender in agricultural research: More than counting the women farmers

Integrating gender in agricultural research is no longer a debate; it is about doing it effectively. ...

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