Monthly Archives: October 2022

Potential of underutilized crops to introduce the nutritional diversity and achieve zero hunger

Most underutilized crops are meagrely cultivated in hunger-prone regions and have the potential to alleviate food and nutrient deficiency of a larger population...

Indonesia’s rice production in 2022 estimated to reach 32 million metric tons

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) projected the country’s rice production in 2022 will reach 32.07 million metric tons (MT). This will be 2.29% higher than...

Breeding Program Modernization: Empowering NARES to transform breeding in East and South Africa

In East and Southern Africa, rice consumption and demand are increasing at a faster rate than any other crop. Farmers in this region continue to use old varieties that are vulnerable to climate change. The breeders use a conventional pedigree-based varietal development process, which is slow, laborious and generally takes more than a decade to release a new variety.To...

Adoption trend of climate-resilient rice varieties in Bangladesh

The adoption of stress-tolerant versions of popular rice cultivars can enable farming communities to mitigate the current and future challenges of recurrent...

West Bengal establishes seed bank for indigenous rice

The West Bengal Biodiversity Board has collected 250 variety paddy seeds from farmers from different parts of the state for seed banks in Birbhum, Bankura,...

Rice on Facebook: Taiwanese onion rice

Taiwan’s rich cultural history has created a diversity of cuisines. The country’s widely varied culinary influences can be savored in the Taiwanese...

IRRI and Government of Odisha facilitate adoption of direct-seeded rice technology through stakeholder convergence along with gender and youth inclusion

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has been intensively working to improve crop production and farmers’ net income in rice-based diversified cropping systems through innovative technologies that are resource-efficient, cost-effective, and resilient to climatic vulnerabilities. The IRRI-Odisha Government project, precision direct-seeded rice-based diversification...

Rice on Twitter: Icheon Rice Culture Festival

Icheon Rice Culture Festival celebrates its famous rice and its traditional agricultural practices. Icheon is famous for producing the best rice in the...

Hei Leung, renowned former IRRI principal scientist, passes away

Dr. Hei Leung, a long-time respected plant pathologist and geneticist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), passed away at home on 15 October...

Perennial rice can be a game changer in Africa

The Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Uganda have collaborated with BGI Genomics to conduct research trials on perennial rice. Because wild rice species...

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