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Climate-resilient rice varieties seed production initiative launches in Mekong Delta

CGIAR-IRRI launched its new global initiative Seed Equal- Delivering Genetic Gains to Farmers Fields Initiative in the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam. The launch commenced through the Seed Equal: Delivering Genetic Gains in Farmers’ Fields Workshop on Climate-Smart Rice Seed Production held in Can Tho City...

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One Rice Breeding Network and Crop Tour 2022 create a unified Indian research

The Rice Breeding Innovations Platform at IRRI has been pioneering the Global One Rice Breeding Strategy Framework through OneIRRI Network. The network...

Philippine President reaffirms vow to modernize rice industry during visit to IRRI

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. rallied stakeholders to support the government in elevating the current condition of the Philippine rice industry and pushing...

Philippines, Vietnam, and Fiji join regional initiative that speeds up the distribution of modern rice varieties

Seeds Without Borders is a regional seed policy agreement that speeds up the distribution of modern rice varieties across countries in Asia, particularly...

Cambodia’s jasmine rice variety selected as the World’s Best Rice

Phka Rumduol, a variety of jasmine rice from Cambodia, was named World’s Best Rice for the fifth time at The Rice Trader World Rice Conference in  Thailand. Phka...

ISARC organizes climate-resilient agriculture program for officials of Odisha Department of Agriculture and Farmers Empowerment

The International Rice Research Institute South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) and the Odisha Government organized a program for the Department of Agriculture...

Thai scientists developing a new flood-tolerant rice variety

Thai researchers are developing a variety of rice that can survive floods and resist certain pests. In 2022, flooding in  Thailand impacted more than...

USAID highlights Bayer-IRRI direct-seeded rice collab at COP27

US Agency Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power reaffirmed USAID’s commitment to the Agriculture Innovation Mission...

AMAF endorses ASEAN-CGIAR agri-food systems regional program

As part of the efforts to help make ASEAN agri-food systems more resilient to climate change and fit for purpose in delivering better livelihoods for food...

Indonesia’s rice production in 2022 estimated to reach 32 million metric tons

Statistics Indonesia (BPS) projected the country’s rice production in 2022 will reach 32.07 million metric tons (MT). This will be 2.29% higher than...

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