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Direct seeding of rice using drones tested in India

Marut Drones and Prof. Jayashankar Telangana State Agriculture University are currently testing a drone they developed for the direct seeding of rice. The AG365 drone has an innovative multi-nozzle seed dispensing device for a precise, efficient, and labor-saving method for rice seeding that optimizes seed...

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Mechanization & postharvest management to support sustainable and low-carbon rice production

  Rice production in Asia and Africa has faced labor shortages and climate change issues such as unanticipated droughts and floods, causing unstable...

New CGIAR program integrates rice breeding research at IRRI, AfricaRice, and CIAT

CGIAR has launched a major new crop-focused global breeding research program that brings together its rice breeding Centers and national partners to accelerate...

Klaus Lampe, former IRRI director general, passes away

Klaus J. Lampe, director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI, 1988-95), passed away peacefully on 6 February in his native Germany....

BASF and IRRI join forces to reduce carbon footprint of rice production

BASF and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have entered into a scientific collaboration to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from rice...

Tanzania, IRRI launch project to grow drought-tolerant rice to boost production

Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute and IRRI launched a project promoting the cultivation of drought-tolerant rice to support the country’s...

BRRI researchers developing rice varieties resistant to blast diseases

Researchers at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute are developing rice varieties resistant to blast diseases. Because there are no resistant rice varieties...

Africa’s rice imports can be reduced by intensifying rice production

Africa produces around 60% of the rice the continent consumes, relying heavily on rice imports to fulfill the rest of the domestic demand. Over the past...

Yvonne Pinto appointed as new director general of IRRI

Yvonne Pinto has been appointed as IRRI’s new director general effective 22 April 2024. Dr. Pinto will also serve as the CGIAR Regional Director for...

Women farmers are more affected by impacts of climate change

Women are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change in regions where gender inequality and their participation in agriculture converge. Crop...

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