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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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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...

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...

A woman at the technology table

“My role at IRRI is to think about the bridge from research to development and taking the robust science that IRRI is well known for and making sure...

Queens of Rice Science

Dr. McCouch (shown here with laboratory technician Marifa Lanuang Corral using liquid nitrogen to harvest tissue from IRRI field plot–grown rice plants...

Reflections on my time at the center of rice research

A former agronomist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) looks back at his long and productive career. (Photos by Isagani Serrano, IRRI)...

Singapore helps build the next generation of rice scientists

The Lee Foundation Rice Scholarship Program offers South and Southeast Asians in the early stages of their careers a unique opportunity to acquire an...

IRRI Pioneer Interviews: Making a difference (Part 2)

Noel Magor, Nollie Vera Cruz, Roland Buresh, and J.K. Ladha boxed their papers and passed the baton on to their successors in 2017. These Pioneer Interviews...

Film-making farmers and the changing landscape of rice extension in Indonesia

It is time for farmers to take the lead in telling their stories and conceptualizing ways to connect their fellow farmers with effective technologies. ...

Sowing the seeds of innovation

Innovation lies at the heart of the new strategic plan of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). It is a building block for attracting long-term...

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