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A physician-turned-farmer with a mission to modernize rice farming  

A medical doctor who is also a farmer not only adopted the laser land leveling technology but piloted a service provision model for it—a first of its kind in the rice granary region of the Philippines. His story outlines the next steps that optimize partnership and active engagement of key players to...

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Conserving and increasing productivity and value of the heirloom rice in the Philippine Cordillera

As the Heirloom Rice Project concludes its two phases, we review some of the notable accomplishments delivered by the team. ...

A machine is born: The story behind the revolutionary metered seeder

It takes a village to raise a child and it took a “village” of experts to develop new machinery designed to raise the efficiency and productivity of...

Farmer-focused partnership leads to improvement, innovation of Cambodia’s rice sector

One of the strategies to encourage farmers to adopt sustainable tools is building linkages between farming communities and the private sector. The IRRI-IPM...

Benefits drive the adoption of rice straw management practices in the Mekong Delta

New research reveals the factors that can influence rice farmers in the Mekong Delta in their decision to use sustainable rice straw management practices....

IRRI Pioneer Interviews: Tapping the treasure trove of traits in wild plant species

IRRI will continue to be the center of excellence in rice science. We have to continue to play that vital role in the same sense. In the future, we have...

Philippine upcycling initiative turns rice straw into inexpensive, nutritious livestock feed

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Myanmar strengthens partnerships with private sector in scaling-out laser land leveling

Participants during a laser land leveling field exercise at AMTC in Yezin (Photo: IRRI) . “Laser land leveling is not a new technology in Myanmar having...

Rice Technology Transfer Systems: A driving force for the development of rice production across Asia and Africa

The 16-year partnership between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Rural Development Administration (RDA) of South Korea has made...

Rice varietal cafeterias: An effective extension tool for promoting climate-resilient rice

The rice varietal cafeteria provides a space where farmers and other stakeholders interact, discuss, give feedback, learn, and decide on their varietal...

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