Monthly Archives: November 2022

Philippine President reaffirms vow to modernize rice industry during visit to IRRI

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rallied stakeholders to support the government in elevating the current condition of the Philippine rice industry and pushing...

Food security and the cultural heritage missing link

Although several initiatives to reduce food production deficits and increase net food supply have yielded positive outcomes, it has been argued that food...

Rice on TikTok: Cheesy baked rice

@apeakfood VIRAL RECIPE: CHEESY BAKED RICE🧀 #sgfoodie #easyrecipe #viralrecipes2022 #bakedrice #airfryerbakedrice #cheesybakedrice ♬ DARARI –...

Philippines, Vietnam, and Fiji join regional initiative that speeds up the distribution of modern rice varieties

Seeds Without Borders is a regional seed policy agreement that speeds up the distribution of modern rice varieties across countries in Asia, particularly...

A blast from the past: Reviving an IRRI technology to boost the future of rice lodging research

Crop lodging is the most important constraint in achieving high yields and plant breeders agree that more research is needed to develop lodging-resistant...

Rice on Twitter: Rice offering at Bhagwan Baha ritual

Singha Sartha Bahu was a merchant in Nepalese folklore and is also considered to be a previous incarnation of the Buddha. Ajima (“grandmother”...

Cambodia’s jasmine rice variety selected as the World’s Best Rice

Phka Rumduol, a variety of jasmine rice from Cambodia, was named World’s Best Rice for the fifth time at The Rice Trader World Rice Conference in  Thailand. Phka...

ISARC organizes climate-resilient agriculture program for officials of Odisha Department of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment

The International Rice Research Institute South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) and the Odisha Government organized a program for the Department of Agriculture...

ISARC organizes climate-resilient agriculture program for officials of Odisha Department of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment

Varanasi, 11 November 2022: The International Rice Research Institute South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) and the Odisha Government organized a program for the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment (DA&FE) officials towards developing and promoting climate resilience in the state’s agriculture sector.Fifteen DA&FE officials attended the learning...

Thai scientists developing a new flood-tolerant rice variety

Thai researchers are developing a variety of rice that can survive floods and resist certain pests. In 2022, flooding in  Thailand impacted more than...

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