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Former IRRI economist and board chair bestowed with one of Japan’s highest awards

“As a technical leader, IRRI needs to promote the contribution of social sciences to ensure farmer perceptions are contributing to prioritizing R&D efforts . India and the rest of Asia need to focus on working better with farmers to promote land aggregation and encourage the adoption of technological...

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Former IRRI agronomist and rice biotechnology pioneer passes away

During his long and fruitful career, John worked to identify, prioritize, and address constraints in cereal production  throughout Asia and Africa,...

Carolyn Moomaw, spouse of IRRI’s first agronomist and a scientist in her own right, passes away

Carolyn Joan (nee Regier, Moomaw, Richtman) Wilhelm, 89, of Albany, Oregon, USA, passed away on 17 October 2021 of complications from Primary Progressive...

Unpacking the processes that catalyzed the adoption of best management practices for lowland irrigated rice in the Mekong Delta

This review examines the development and subsequent wide-scale adoption of best management practices known as 1 Must Do and 5 Reductions (1M5R) in Vietnam....

Evaluating the predictive accuracy of WeRise to improve rainfed rice productivity in Southeast Asia

The Weather-Rice-Nutrient Integrated Decision Support System (WeRise) was applied in different provinces in Indonesia and the Philippines through on-farm...

Guide to supporting agricultural NDC implementation: GHG mitigation in rice production in Vietnam

The purpose of this document is to serve as a guide for research to support national partners to plan, finance, and implement the agricultural Nationally...

Rice Crop Manager spurs women and the youth to embrace digital technologies in Odisha

The Rice Crop Manager (RCM) has proven to be an effective farmer-friendly digital tool to increase productivity and incomes of rice farmers through balanced...

Lina Vergara, IRRI’s first librarian, passes away

Lina Vergara was a first-class librarian, well-trained, conscientious, hardworking, and innovative. Her lively interest in the arts had encouraged and...

Rice farming in Central Java, Indonesia—Adoption of sustainable farming practices, impacts, and implications

Persuading farmers to try out and consequently adopt new practices is challenging. Adoption rates of CSA practices in Indonesia are low. Increasingly,...

Women of scientific substance: Madonna Casimero

This edition of Women of scientific substance features Madonna Casimero, a senior scientist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Dr. Casimero...

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