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Healthier harvests: How Odisha is leading the way by mainstreaming nutritious rice 

Healthier harvests: How Odisha is leading the way by mainstreaming nutritious rice 

September 26, 2025
Safeguarding harvests: How eco-friendly pest lures can help create next-generation rice storage solutions 

Safeguarding harvests: How eco-friendly pest lures can help create next-generation rice storage solutions 

September 24, 2025
Wild ancestors may hold the key to more nutritious rice grains 

Wild ancestors may hold the key to more nutritious rice grains 

September 22, 2025
Stronger together: South–South cooperation for resilient and sustainable food systems 

Stronger together: South–South cooperation for resilient and sustainable food systems 

September 12, 2025

Science

Safeguarding harvests: How eco-friendly pest lures can help create next-generation rice storage solutions 

By Carlito Balingbing and Glenn Concepcion In a significant stride towards safeguarding global food security and reducing reliance on harmful…

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Wild ancestors may hold the key to more nutritious rice grains 

By Rhowell Tiozon and Glenn Concepcion  For the nearly 9,000 years since its domestication, rice has been selectively bred to…

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Homestead gardening: A gender-responsive solution for a resilient and food-secure Bangladesh

By Mou Rani Sarker, Bushra Humaira, Sharif Ahmed, and Humnath Bhandari In Bangladesh, food insecurity and malnutrition remain widespread, affecting…

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How mixed farming innovations are shaping the livelihood of rural Bangladesh 

By Abdul Haque, Sharif Ahmed, and Humnath Bhandari  The economy of Bangladesh is largely dependent on agriculture, and most of…

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Machine learning algorithms are helping scientists analyze and predict grain quality and nutritional content for rice breeding 

The technology promises to accelerate the development of rice varieties that meet consumer preferences, enhance nutritional value, and contribute to global…

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Harnessing green manuring for nature-based sustainable soil management in Bangladesh  

By Sharif Ahmed, Abdullah Miajy, Manik Debnath, and Humnath Bhandari  A farmer in his green manure field in Rangpur, Bangladesh.…

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Engaging youth in farming is key to the future food security of Bangladesh 

By Abdul Haque, Sharif Ahmed, and Humnath Bhandari Photo 1: A youth local service provider (LSP) sows direct-seeded rice (DSR)…

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Policies

Healthier harvests: How Odisha is leading the way by mainstreaming nutritious rice 

Government-led policies are propelling Odisha’s journey toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture  Edited by Ankita Tiwari  India’s nutrition challenge  India, despite being one…

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Safeguarding harvests: How eco-friendly pest lures can help create next-generation rice storage solutions 

By Carlito Balingbing and Glenn Concepcion In a significant stride towards safeguarding global food security and reducing reliance on harmful…

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Wild ancestors may hold the key to more nutritious rice grains 

By Rhowell Tiozon and Glenn Concepcion  For the nearly 9,000 years since its domestication, rice has been selectively bred to…

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Homestead gardening: A gender-responsive solution for a resilient and food-secure Bangladesh

By Mou Rani Sarker, Bushra Humaira, Sharif Ahmed, and Humnath Bhandari In Bangladesh, food insecurity and malnutrition remain widespread, affecting…

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Listening to the heartbeat of the global rice market

In a fragile balance, how do we protect a staple that feeds billions? LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (19 August 2025) —…

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Machine learning algorithms are helping scientists analyze and predict grain quality and nutritional content for rice breeding 

The technology promises to accelerate the development of rice varieties that meet consumer preferences, enhance nutritional value, and contribute to global…

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How do Filipino consumers view and value healthier rice?

IRRI scientists explored the perspective of Filipino consumers to see how they view and value healthier rice (brown, pigmented, and…

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Partnerships

Healthier harvests: How Odisha is leading the way by mainstreaming nutritious rice 

Government-led policies are propelling Odisha’s journey toward nutrition-sensitive agriculture  Edited by Ankita Tiwari  India’s nutrition challenge  India, despite being one…

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Stronger together: South–South cooperation for resilient and sustainable food systems 

By Ankita Tiwari  Across the Global South, countries face shared challenges, climate change, food insecurity, fragmented markets, and limited resources…

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How mixed farming innovations are shaping the livelihood of rural Bangladesh 

By Abdul Haque, Sharif Ahmed, and Humnath Bhandari  The economy of Bangladesh is largely dependent on agriculture, and most of…

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EXPLAINER: Satellites, eyes from the above protecting rice farmers

by Veronica Mae Escarez Rice is a staple crop in the Philippines, and it serves as the main source of…

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These Rice Varieties Could End Hidden Hunger – Meet the Uttar Pradesh Farmers Making It Happen

by Anirban Nath, Sarvesh Shukla, Neeraj Kumar Tyagi, Swati Nayak, Mosharaf Hossain Farmers in Uttar Pradesh are driving the adoption…

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From adversity to achievement: Supriya Das pioneers mechanized seeding and women’s empowerment in Odisha

by Bidhan Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar, and Virender Kumar Mrs. Supriya Das, a 49-year-old woman farmer from Bada Gumula village in…

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Exploring Quezon City’s Food System: A Virtual Video Tour of Food Markets,Urban Agriculture and Sustainability

by Arma Bertuso and Gordon Prain Quezon City, one of the bustling metropolises of the Philippines, is famous for its…

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Opinion

Stronger together: South–South cooperation for resilient and sustainable food systems 

By Ankita Tiwari  Across the Global South, countries face shared challenges, climate change, food insecurity, fragmented markets, and limited resources…

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Homestead gardening: A gender-responsive solution for a resilient and food-secure Bangladesh

By Mou Rani Sarker, Bushra Humaira, Sharif Ahmed, and Humnath Bhandari In Bangladesh, food insecurity and malnutrition remain widespread, affecting…

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Harnessing green manuring for nature-based sustainable soil management in Bangladesh  

By Sharif Ahmed, Abdullah Miajy, Manik Debnath, and Humnath Bhandari  A farmer in his green manure field in Rangpur, Bangladesh.…

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Engaging youth in farming is key to the future food security of Bangladesh 

By Abdul Haque, Sharif Ahmed, and Humnath Bhandari Photo 1: A youth local service provider (LSP) sows direct-seeded rice (DSR)…

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How do Filipino consumers view and value healthier rice?

IRRI scientists explored the perspective of Filipino consumers to see how they view and value healthier rice (brown, pigmented, and…

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Ups and downs in the world rice market

by Val Pede and David Dawe International rice prices have risen substantially. Over the past year, the main factors driving…

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Transforming agricultural research and development systems to meet 21st Century needs for climate action

by Jon Hellin, Eleanor Fisher, and Michelle Bonatti Research paradigms suitable for 20th-century challenges, such as the Green Revolution, need…

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Maps

Rice-fallow targeting for cropping intensification through geospatial technologies in the rice belt of Northeast India

by Amit Kumar Srivastava, Suranjana Bhaswati Borah, Payel Ghosh Dastidar et al. Around 80% of India’s rice production is from…

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New study shows informed decisions can minimize the impacts of adverse weather on farmers and rice production in Tanzania’s floodplains

by Veronica Mae Escarez Scientists from the Sokoine University of Agriculture, the University of Copenhagen, the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute,…

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Variety-based climate-smart intervention helps smallholder farmers cope with floods in the lowlands of Odisha

by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Girija Swain, Pavan Yeggina, and Mukund Variar Natural calamities, primarily floods, of varying intensity adversely…

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Mapping and monitoring the rice crop in Vietnam: Experience using RIICE technologies

Remote sensing based Information and Insurance for Crops in emerging Economies (RIICE) has been applied over main rice production areas;…

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RICA: A rice crop calendar for Asia based on MODIS multi-year data

Crop calendars report the timing of key agricultural activities and crop development. At their most detailed, crop calendars can support…

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Using Sentinel-1, Sentinel-2, and Planet imagery to map crop type of smallholder farms

In this study, we used radial kernel support vector machine (SVM) to map the crop types of smallholder farms in…

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Climate change impacts on rice in Africa

Irrigated rice production in East Africa is projected to increase slightly due to CO2 fertilization and less cold stress opening…

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Culture

Stronger together: South–South cooperation for resilient and sustainable food systems 

By Ankita Tiwari  Across the Global South, countries face shared challenges, climate change, food insecurity, fragmented markets, and limited resources…

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Homestead gardening: A gender-responsive solution for a resilient and food-secure Bangladesh

By Mou Rani Sarker, Bushra Humaira, Sharif Ahmed, and Humnath Bhandari In Bangladesh, food insecurity and malnutrition remain widespread, affecting…

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How do Filipino consumers view and value healthier rice?

IRRI scientists explored the perspective of Filipino consumers to see how they view and value healthier rice (brown, pigmented, and…

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Can rice be healthy and still taste good? 

The three global rice cuisine reimagined with low-GI rice served during the launched of low-gi rice at IRRI’s 65th anniversary…

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Return to Roots: A recollection of the past, a revelation of the present

by Paul Hilario One important insight that I would like to share is that rice-themed paintings usually display positive messages.…

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IRC 2023 exhibit combines science and art to explore a food-secure future

All Tomorrows’ Harvest,  a contemporary art exhibition at the 6th International Rice Congress, explored the possibilities for achieving a food-secure…

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Rice on TikTok: 1st Tinawon Rice Festival in Ifugao, Philippines

Tinawon refers to local rice varieties grown in the province of Ifugao in the Philippines. Tinawon rice means “annual rice"…

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