Rice production in Asia and Africa has faced labor shortages and climate change issues such as unanticipated...
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The latest developments in the world of rice research.
CGIAR has launched a major new crop-focused global breeding research program that brings together its rice breeding...
Klaus J. Lampe, director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI, 1988-95), passed away peacefully on...
BASF and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have entered into a scientific collaboration to reduce greenhouse...
Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute and IRRI launched a project promoting the cultivation of drought-tolerant rice to support...
Researchers at the Bangladesh Rice Research Institute are developing rice varieties resistant to blast diseases. Because there...
Africa produces around 60% of the rice the continent consumes, relying heavily on rice imports to fulfill...
Yvonne Pinto has been appointed as IRRI’s new director general effective 22 April 2024. Dr. Pinto will...
Women are disproportionately affected by the impacts of climate change in regions where gender inequality and their...
The National Seed Board has approved the release of BRRI dhan-107 and BRRI dhan-108 rice varieties for...
