Ghana’s Crops Research Institute prioritizes climate-resilient technologies Ghana’s Crops Research Institute prioritizes climate-resilient technologies July 5, 2023 The Crops Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR-CRI) in Ghana is prioritizing...Read More
Farmers’ cooperative in Kenya receives seed dressing machine to boost rice production Farmers’ cooperative in Kenya receives seed dressing machine to boost rice production July 4, 2023 The Mwea Rice Growers Multipurpose Cooperative Society (MRGM) in Kenya received a modern seed dressing machine from...Read More
Reducing the methane gas emission of rice production Reducing the methane gas emission of rice production July 3, 2023 Alternative production methods could dramatically alter the amount of greenhouse gas methane that rice farming produces. Methane...Read More
Private-public partnership formed to take rice production to scale in Ghana Private-public partnership formed to take rice production to scale in Ghana June 30, 2023 The Jospong Group and their African Asian Consortium, the Ghana Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, and...Read More
A woman farmer empowered by digital technology A woman farmer empowered by digital technology June 27, 2023 by Ajay Kumar Mishra, Pidikiti Pavithra, Khistikanta Rout, and Sheetal Sharma Digital tools have the potential to...Read More
Uganda launches water-saving and drought-tolerant rice to improve farmers’ productivity Uganda launches water-saving and drought-tolerant rice to improve farmers’ productivity June 26, 2023 Uganda launched WDR-73, a high-yielding, water-saving, and drought-tolerant rice, to help improve farmers’ livelihood through increased production...Read More
International Rice Genebank completes review for continued partnership with Crop Trust International Rice Genebank completes review for continued partnership with Crop Trust June 22, 2023 The Global Crop Diversity Trust (Crop Trust) visited the International Rice Genebank (IRG) located at IRRI to...Read More
Green Super Rice evaluated in Nigeria Green Super Rice evaluated in Nigeria June 20, 2023 The National Cereals Research Institute, Nigeria and Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences evaluated Green Super Rice (GSR)...Read More
Thailand Rice Department and IRRI ink 2023-2027 joint work plan Thailand Rice Department and IRRI ink 2023-2027 joint work plan June 16, 2023 The Thailand Rice Department and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) signed a joint 5-year work plan...Read More
Access and control of resources and participation in rice-breeding activities among men and women farmers in Southern Ghana Access and control of resources and participation in rice-breeding activities among men and women farmers in Southern Ghana June 14, 2023 by Bright Owusu Asante, Ranjitha Puskur, Elizabeth Garner, Margaret Najjingo Mangheni, Richard Adabah, Maxwell Darko Asante, Benedicta...Read More