Monthly Archives: June 2020

The Farmer Producer Company has ushered in a new era of farming practices with tangible socio-economic benefits and more, especially for the women farmers. ...

There are several reasons for low varietal replacement rates. These include the lack of extension services and access to newly developed high-yielding,...

During 1974, we at IRRI have given considerable thought to how we can more effectively help the world’s small farmers increase their rice production....

A survey of agricultural advisers in 32 countries showed that many of them are prescribing human antibiotics streptomycin and tetracycline for controlling...

Due to a shortage of agricultural labor, many rice farmers in the Indian state of Punjab are shifting from traditional transplanted rice to direct-seeded...

Good monsoon rains and higher government buying price could help India’s rice production to surge to a record high. The favorable weather and government...

Increasing cropping intensity in fallow lands could substantially improve food production and enhance the livelihoods of rural communities in Odisha. ...

IRRI’s growing germplasm bank now contains more than 30,000 of the world’s estimated 100,000 varieties. Many of these varieties yield poorly...

The USAID Feed the Future Liberia Agribusiness Development Activity  (LADA) provided 1,500 smallholder rice farmers in Bong, Nimba, and Lofa Counties...

The Philippine Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with Rice Productivity Advocacy Incorporated and the local government unit, is preparing for...