Monthly Archives: July 2020

A study conducted by the African Agricultural Technology Foundation showed that Africa’s rice farmers face numerous challenges including the lack...

IRRI researchers are playing a vital role in identifying the socioeconomic constraints to rice production and in testing the ability of farmers to respond...

Google Earth, the Group on Earth Observations, and the University of Sydney will develop the world’s first mobile app for real-time monitoring of rice...

The viral pandemic is forcing Indian farmers in Haryana and Punjab to shift to modern agricultural practices. Due to a lack of available farmworkers, thousands...

The Indiana Farm Bureau, the US state’s largest general farm organization, will launch a new virtual classroom program that will continue to teach agriculture...

In 1976, IRRI scientists and cooperators in national programs continued to evolve a research approach for the development of improved rice varieties. During...

Thanks to crop insurance and climate-smart rice varieties, smallholder farmers in Odisha enjoy some protection from the financial risks posed by extreme...

The Philippine Department of Agriculture has prepared a 100-hectare farm in Agoo, La Union as a pilot area for the Community Hybrid Rice Farming Project...

The Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture encourages farmers in Jagan Village, Central Java to shift to a rice-based farming system where the cultivation...

Scientists at Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK) in Dibrugarh have been promoting the use of Ranjit Sub-1, a flood-tolerant rice variety to farmers in Chayanika...