RiceMoRe System revolutionizes rice production monitoring and reporting in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta RiceMoRe System revolutionizes rice production monitoring and reporting in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta September 20, 2023 by Eisen Bernard Bernardo The Mekong River Delta is undergoing a remarkable digital transformation in the region’s...Read More
Farmer-led popularization and dissemination of new rice varieties in Telangana help close the seed gap Farmer-led popularization and dissemination of new rice varieties in Telangana help close the seed gap September 18, 2023 by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Divya Gupta, Raja Sekhar G, Sarvesh Shukla, Anirban Nath, and Varsha Singh...Read More
IRRI receives USD 2 million grant from Google.org to use AI to speed-up development of new rice varieties IRRI receives USD 2 million grant from Google.org to use AI to speed-up development of new rice varieties September 14, 2023 2 IRRI will receive a USD 2 million grant from Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, to harness the power...Read More
Together we can sow the seeds of regenerative agriculture Together we can sow the seeds of regenerative agriculture September 13, 2023 With global populations expected to grow to 10 billion by 2050, it is estimated that rice production...Read More
Rice app helps boost farmers’ productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice fields Rice app helps boost farmers’ productivity and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in rice fields September 12, 2023 The digital application Rice Crop Manager (RCM), developed by IRRI, works on the principle of site-specific nutrient...Read More
Use of digital tools in sustainable rice production in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam Use of digital tools in sustainable rice production in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam September 11, 2023 2 by Jennifer Barnard, Ong Quoc Cuong, Trang Vu, and Katherine Nelson A review of the digital ecosystem...Read More
Market-driven seed production business models empower legume seed producers in Africa Market-driven seed production business models empower legume seed producers in Africa September 7, 2023 Seed producers attended a workshop on market demand-driven seed production business models and ICT tools organized by...Read More
IRRI and research partners strengthen rice sector collaboration in East and Southern Africa IRRI and research partners strengthen rice sector collaboration in East and Southern Africa September 6, 2023 The national agricultural research and extension systems and the IRRI breeding network organized an annual joint meeting...Read More
Variety-based climate-smart intervention helps smallholder farmers cope with floods in the lowlands of Odisha Variety-based climate-smart intervention helps smallholder farmers cope with floods in the lowlands of Odisha September 5, 2023 by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Girija Swain, Pavan Yeggina, and Mukund Variar Natural calamities, primarily floods, of...Read More
IRRI and Odisha Govt collaborate to strengthen state’s drought mitigation plan IRRI and Odisha Govt collaborate to strengthen state’s drought mitigation plan September 1, 2023 Odisha’s Department of Agriculture and Farmers’ Empowerment (DA&FE) and IRRI signed a bilateral agreement to understand the...Read More