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Thinking beyond the SUB1 gene: Making rice varieties that can survive longer floods and produce higher yields  

A milestone in rice breeding involved the SUB1 gene that enables rice to survive underwater for 14 days.  This gene has been introduced into several mega...

Diversified rice farms with vegetable plots and flower strips are associated with fewer pesticide applications in the Philippines

The high use of chemical pesticides at large scales and the co-dependence of technologies, such as hybrid rice varieties and direct-seeded rice, are associated...

Transformation of rice value chains in Bangladesh and Nepal: status, challenges, and vision

Bangladesh and Nepal are two important rice economies of South Asia with large rice-consuming populations. Rice productivity in these countries often goes...

From Asia to Africa: Building Africa’s Green Revolution on sustainable agricultural technology and practices developed in Asia

The success of the Green Revolution technologies that transformed several rice-growing Asian countries from importers to exporters can be the foundation...

Cultivating the future: Reimagined nature-based farming solutions

In a world grappling with the dual challenges of food security and environmental sustainability, J.K. Ladha, a renowned agronomist and soil scientist,...

Science communication helps make research outputs accessible to smallholder farmers

Rice research continues to be the core business of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). However, for the institute’s scientific outputs...

IRC 2023 discussion focuses on sustainable and farmer-inclusive policies to improve current global rice trends

Global rice prices are heavily affected by the emergence of disruptive events. However, effective and inclusive government policies, backed by investments...

Experts explore deeper underlying issues behind gender and youth roles for the development of rice-based food systems

Gender in agriculture is more than the disaggregation of data based on sex. It goes beyond the realms of the mere number of men and women farmers....

Empowering farmers to become active participants in sustainable rice production processes

Private sector representatives attending the 6th International Rice Conference (IRC 2023) discussed how climate financing initiatives supported by Measurement,...

Innovative strategies for coping with salinity intrusion in Asian Mega-Deltas presented at IRC 2023

Innovative strategies and technologies to address the problem of salinity intrusion in rice production in Asian mega delta countries were presented by...

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