IRRI and IWMI launch online modules on solar irrigation for agriculture in South Asia IRRI and IWMI launch online modules on solar irrigation for agriculture in South Asia July 20, 2023 IRRI Education, the educational arm of IRRI and the International Water Management Institute (IWMI) developed and launched...Read More
Mechanized seeding provides farmers with groundbreaking improvements in productivity, profits, and livelihoods Mechanized seeding provides farmers with groundbreaking improvements in productivity, profits, and livelihoods July 18, 2023 by Bidhan K. Mohapatra, Ashok Kumar, Iftikar Wasim and N.C. Banik Bikram Palatasingh. a smallholder farmer in...Read More
Upcoming seed certification training aims to enhance the agriculture sector in Bangladesh Upcoming seed certification training aims to enhance the agriculture sector in Bangladesh July 13, 2023 IRRI, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agriculture University, and Bangladesh Seed Association (BSA) have entered into a strategic...Read More
South Korea to help boost rice production in eight African countries South Korea to help boost rice production in eight African countries July 12, 2023 South Korea launched a development assistance project in Ghana, Gambia, Guinea, Senegal, Uganda, Cameroon, Kenya, and Guinea-Bissau...Read More
What is in a label? Examining the influence of cultural and colonial heritage on preferences and willingness to pay for local and international rice labels in Senegal What is in a label? Examining the influence of cultural and colonial heritage on preferences and willingness to pay for local and international rice labels in Senegal July 7, 2023 by Kofi Britwum and Matty Demont At a time when policymakers in several countries across sub-Saharan Africa are...Read More
Thailand prepares for looming drought that could threaten global rice supply Thailand prepares for looming drought that could threaten global rice supply July 6, 2023 Thailand is preparing contingency for the looming drought in 2024 that could last for several years and...Read More
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