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IRRI’s Sugandha Munshi named “Iconic Woman Leader” for her work on gender equality and small and marginal farmers

IRRI scientist Sugandha Munshi was named Iconic Woman Leader Creating a Better World for All at the Women Economic Forum 2022 for her work on gender equality and small and marginal farmers. Dr. Munshi advocates prioritizing interventions such as climate change-resilient agricultural practices and serving...

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Rice farmers in northwest Bangladesh shift to vegetables due to water scarcity

Many farmers in Rajshahi District, Bangladesh have shifted to growing vegetables because of water scarcity brought on by climate change. Rice, which was...

CORIGAP-IRRI expands knowledge sharing to Thailand

Experts from the Chainat Rice Research Center and IRRI-CORIGAP Project conducted a joint workshop on Adaptive Research for Target Groups and Best Practices...

IRRI seeks stronger partnership with Burundi

IRRI Director General Jean Balié recently visited the IRRI-Burundi office to strengthen the partnership between the institute and Burundi and underscore...

CGIAR and IRRI ramp up Seed Equal Initiative in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal

The new CGIAR Initiative Seed Equal- Delivering Genetic Gains to Farmers Fields is accelerating its engagement with rice sector stakeholders and rice farmers...

Research investments must double to prevent climate and food crises by 2030

CGIAR, the largest publicly-funded agricultural research partnership in the world, has challenged governments and donors to double funding to end hunger...

Advanta Seeds India and IRRI explore potential areas of collaboration

A delegation from Advanta Seeds India visited IRRI headquarters to explore potential areas of collaboration. Advanta Seeds, a subsidiary of Indian multinational...

IRRI to launch Rice Crop Manager in Indonesia

IRRI signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the Indonesia Ministry of National Development Planning and a Letter of Intent to collaborate with the Indonesian...

NARES-CGIAR Global Networks to modernize breeding programs in Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa

Bolstering the National Agricultural Research and Extension Systems’ (NARES) breeding programs of the developing countries and their alignment with the...

Promoting agricultural transition in Asian Mega-Deltas

The CGIAR Initiative on Securing the Food Systems of Asian Mega‐Deltas for Climate and Livelihood Resilience (AMD) and Wageningen University & Research...

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