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Vietnam rice farmers shifting to sustainable agricultural practices

Vietnamese farmers are adopting new technologies that make rice farming more sustainable and environment-friendly. Among these are alternate wetting and drying technology to reduce water use and cost-efficient application of fertilizers using drones. The methods enable farmers to use 40% less rice seed and...

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IRRI, PhilRice launch drone protocols to boost Philippine rice production

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and IRRI  launched Drones4Rice Project to create standardized protocols for drone applications of seeds,...

Flood-tolerant rice varieties give hope to farmers in flood-prone Assam

Farmers in the flood-prone district of Morigaon in central Assam are switching to flood-tolerant rice varieties like Ranjit Sub1 in anticipation of an...

IRRI-Odisha partnership to strengthen specialty rice segment

The Department of Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment in Odisha and IRRI signed a Memorandum of Agreement to accelerate the production of nutritious...

USDA’s first climate-smart rice grown in Arkansas

A long-grain rice variety using a cultivation technique that reduces water normal requirement and methane emissions by 50% has been produced by a farm...

IRRI and Papua New Guinea form partnership to revitalize country’s rice industry

A new agreement between IRRI and the National Agriculture Research Institute (NARI) of Papua New Guinea sets the stage for a collaborative effort to bolster...

Direct-seeded rice could prove to be a game-changer

Direct-seeded rice (DSR) was cited as a solution to water scarcity, methane emissions, soil erosion, labor shortage, and increasing cost of inputs in rice...

Empowering women farmers can make climate-smart agriculture even smarter

Systemic barriers based on gender differences affect the adoption rate of climate-smart agriculture. Climate-smart agriculture is more than adapting to...

Philippine Agriculture Secretary visits IRRI to explore opportunities for boosting rice sector

The new Secretary of the Philippine Department of Agriculture (DA) Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. visited IRRI and expressed interest in continuing and strengthening...

New app to make high-yielding rice varieties more accessible to Tanzanian farmers

The launch of SeedCast-Tanzania, a digital appp that aims to strengthen rice seed demand and supply information by closing the gap between seed traders...

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