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Iranian researchers discover bacteria with potential to control rice fungal disease Iranian researchers discover bacteria with potential to control rice fungal disease January 10, 2023 Iranian researchers at RUDN University identified a bacteria that can become a potential biological control for Rhizoctonia...Read More
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Rice cultivation in North America influenced by West African culture Rice cultivation in North America influenced by West African culture January 6, 2023 Scholars have unearthed evidence that early rice plantations in North America used cultivation techniques that originated on...Read More
IRRI’s Sugandha Munshi named “Iconic Woman Leader” for her work on gender equality and small and marginal farmers IRRI’s Sugandha Munshi named “Iconic Woman Leader” for her work on gender equality and small and marginal farmers January 4, 2023 IRRI scientist Sugandha Munshi was named Iconic Woman Leader Creating a Better World for All at the...Read More
Rice farmers in northwest Bangladesh shift to vegetables due to water scarcity Rice farmers in northwest Bangladesh shift to vegetables due to water scarcity January 2, 2023 Many farmers in Rajshahi District, Bangladesh have shifted to growing vegetables because of water scarcity brought on...Read More
IRRI on TikTok: International Rice Genebank IRRI on TikTok: International Rice Genebank January 1, 2023 The International Rice Genebank, maintained by IRRI, holds more than 132,000 available accessions as of 2019. The...Read More
CORIGAP-IRRI expands knowledge sharing to Thailand CORIGAP-IRRI expands knowledge sharing to Thailand January 1, 2023 Experts from the Chainat Rice Research Center and IRRI-CORIGAP Project conducted a joint workshop on Adaptive Research...Read More
IRRI seeks stronger partnership with Burundi IRRI seeks stronger partnership with Burundi December 23, 2022 IRRI Director General Jean Balié recently visited the IRRI-Burundi office to strengthen the partnership between the institute...Read More