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IRRI director general inaugurates IRRI-OUAT analytical lab

IRRI director general inaugurates IRRI-OUAT analytical lab

December 3, 2015

Odisha, India - IRRI Director General Robert Zeigler officially opened the Analytical Laboratory at Orissa University of...

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IRRI director general honored at the International Rice Symposium in India

IRRI director general honored at the International Rice Symposium in India

December 3, 2015

Hyderabad, India - IRRI Director General Robert Zeigler received an award for his contributions to rice research...

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IRRI director general receives honorary degree from Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

IRRI director general receives honorary degree from Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology

December 3, 2015

Odisha, India - IRRI Director General Robert Zeigler was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree (honoris...

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Chefs bring flavors of heirloom rice alive in family farming confab

Chefs bring flavors of heirloom rice alive in family farming confab

December 3, 2015

"I think nothing can get more original or local as Philippine...

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Award-winning Bangladeshi journalist and activist explores collaboration with IRRI Communication

Award-winning Bangladeshi journalist and activist explores collaboration with IRRI Communication

December 2, 2015

Shykh Seraj is a Bangladeshi journalist, media personality, and agricultural development...

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Trainees learn the basics of scientific writing and rice production

Trainees learn the basics of scientific writing and rice production

November 27, 2015

The IRRI Training Center, in collaboration with Project IPaD, conducted the...

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IRRI joins celebration of the National Biotechnology Week

IRRI joins celebration of the National Biotechnology Week

November 26, 2015

Participants of the 7th National Biotechnology Education Center for Teachers (NBECT)...

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Over 500 farmers in Odisha attend field day on flood-tolerant Swarna-Sub1

Over 500 farmers in Odisha attend field day on flood-tolerant Swarna-Sub1

November 26, 2015

Around 500 farmers, mostly women, attended the Field...

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Odisha farmers benefit from flood-tolerant rice and improved farm practices

Odisha farmers benefit from flood-tolerant rice and improved farm practices

November 26, 2015

Swarna-Sub1, a flood-tolerant rice variety, and conservation agriculture-based technologies, such as mechanical rice transplanters,  are helping farmers...

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National Academy of Agricultural Sciences names IRRI Director General Robert Zeigler as fellow

National Academy of Agricultural Sciences names IRRI Director General Robert Zeigler as fellow

November 26, 2015

IRRI Director General Robert Zeigler was inducted into the National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS) in India. He received...

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