Year: 2024

Direct-seeded rice could prove to be a game-changer

Direct-seeded rice could prove to be a game-changer

March 18, 2024

Direct-seeded rice (DSR) was cited as a solution to water scarcity, methane emissions, soil erosion, labor shortage,...

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Empowering women farmers can make climate-smart agriculture even smarter

Empowering women farmers can make climate-smart agriculture even smarter

March 13, 2024

Systemic barriers based on gender differences affect the adoption rate of climate-smart agriculture. Climate-smart agriculture is more...

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Philippine Agriculture Secretary visits IRRI to explore opportunities for boosting rice sector

Philippine Agriculture Secretary visits IRRI to explore opportunities for boosting rice sector

March 12, 2024

The new Secretary of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. visited IRRI and...

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Experience of farmers using mobile phone for farming information flow in boro rice production: A case of Eastern Gangetic Plain

Experience of farmers using mobile phone for farming information flow in boro rice production: A case of Eastern Gangetic Plain

March 11, 2024

by Babor Ahmad, Md Abdur Rouf Sarkar, Fahima Khanom et al. This research was inspired by exploring...

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Gene-editing technologies for developing climate-resilient rice crops in sub-Saharan Africa: Political priorities and space for responsible innovation

Gene-editing technologies for developing climate-resilient rice crops in sub-Saharan Africa: Political priorities and space for responsible innovation

March 4, 2024

by Helena Shilomboleni and Abdelbagi M. Ismail The growing demand for rice in sub-Saharan Africa has seen...

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New app to make high-yielding rice varieties more accessible to Tanzanian farmers

New app to make high-yielding rice varieties more accessible to Tanzanian farmers

March 1, 2024

The launch of SeedCast-Tanzania, a digital appp that aims to strengthen rice seed demand and supply information...

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IRRI holds workshop to make crop varieties more accessible to women and marginalized farmers

IRRI holds workshop to make crop varieties more accessible to women and marginalized farmers

February 28, 2024

IRRI organized a gender-responsive workshop on systems and strategies that are most conducive to providing women and...

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Where women in agri-food systems are at highest climate risk: A methodology for mapping climate–agriculture–gender inequality hotspots

Where women in agri-food systems are at highest climate risk: A methodology for mapping climate–agriculture–gender inequality hotspots

February 27, 2024

by Lecoutere Els, Mishra Avni, Singaraju Niyati, Koo Jawoo et al. Climate change compromises gender equality. Gender...

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Direct seeding of rice using drones tested in India

Direct seeding of rice using drones tested in India

February 23, 2024

Marut Drones and Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University are currently testing a drone they developed for...

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How Assam’s fallow season can be transformed into a season of productivity

How Assam’s fallow season can be transformed into a season of productivity

February 22, 2024

by Virendar Kumar, Vipin Kumar, Suryakanta Khandai, Rupam Borgohain, and Sudhanshu Singh Agriculture in Assam is characterized...

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