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EXPLAINER: How can socio-technical innovation bundles help women farmers?

EXPLAINER: How can socio-technical innovation bundles help women farmers?

December 3, 2024

Socio-technical innovation bundles (STIBs) are social, technical, and technological solutions partnered with institutional and policy instruments that...

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Homestead agricultural mechanization empowers women in Bangladesh

Homestead agricultural mechanization empowers women in Bangladesh

November 28, 2024

by Bushra Humaira Sadaf, Md Abdul Haque, Abu Abdullah Miajy, Sharif Ahmed, Humnath Bhandari This article highlights...

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Sorjan Farming: A Climate-Smart Solution for Coastal Bangladesh

Sorjan Farming: A Climate-Smart Solution for Coastal Bangladesh

November 5, 2024

by Sharif Ahmed, Manik Debnath, Bushra Humaira Sadaf, and Humnath Bhandari In the face of rising sea...

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IRRI researchers capture consumer insights on low glycemic index rice in ongoing market study

IRRI researchers capture consumer insights on low glycemic index rice in ongoing market study

October 28, 2024

by Jhoanne Ynion, Marie Claire Custodio, Glenn Vincent Ong, Reuben James Buenafe, Nese Sreenivasulu, Hans De Steur,...

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Small machine, big impact: Power tiller-operated seeder and local service providers increase farmers’ efficiency, profitability, and food security

Small machine, big impact: Power tiller-operated seeder and local service providers increase farmers’ efficiency, profitability, and food security

October 26, 2024

by Muhammad Ashraful Habib*, Swati Nayak*, Nuruzzaman*, Saidul Islam* and Amaresh Chandel** While direct-seeded rice (DSR) cultivation’s...

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Scaling high-yield rice variety in Kenya: Placing farmer cooperatives at the helm

Scaling high-yield rice variety in Kenya: Placing farmer cooperatives at the helm

October 16, 2024

by Shilomboleni, Helena; Murori, Rosemary; Njau, Simon; Musila, Ruth; Panchbhai, Ajay; Menge, Daniel; Ismail, Abdelbhagi; and Connor,...

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Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape

Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape

October 15, 2024

by Allan Bomuhangi (IRRI), Jummai O. Yila (IRRI), Eileen Nchanji (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT), and...

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Farmers Struggling for Livelihood: Water Woes in Coastal Region of Bangladesh

Farmers Struggling for Livelihood: Water Woes in Coastal Region of Bangladesh

October 15, 2024

by Mou Rani Sarker, Bushra Humaira Sadaf and Ahmad Salahuddin With around 300 households, Hironpur (pseudonym) in...

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Women-led community institutions as a potential vehicle for the adoption of varieties and improved seed practices: an impact case from India

Women-led community institutions as a potential vehicle for the adoption of varieties and improved seed practices: an impact case from India

July 17, 2024

by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Subhasmita Mohapatra, Pooja Trivedi, and Showkat A. Waza In recent times, the...

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Ups and downs in the world rice market

Ups and downs in the world rice market

July 2, 2024

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

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