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Rice Research to Production short course helps young scholars advance their careers in rice science

ARFUSA scholars

Getting their feet wet in rice paddies, three Asia Rice Foundation USA (ARFUSA) grant winners and other scholars learn how rice is connected to the international community. ARFUSA SCHOLARS working together: Jenna Reeger (left) and Ana Bossa Castro watch Hussain Sharifi take a stab at pollinating a rice plant...

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Edward Pulver: Searching for the heart of yield

Dr. Pulver is a scientist with a global mission:  improve farmers’ lives by raising crop yields. His accomplishments range from increasing Peru’s...

A scientist’s primer to Benito Vergara National Scientist

In 2001 Dr. Vergara was conferred the title National Scientist for his achievements in rice physiology, and promoting rice science and technology. It was...

India: National Academy of Agricultural Sciences honors IRRI officials

  NAAS honors IRRI officials and welcomes them to the Fellowship on 5 June 2015 Robert Zeigler, director general of the International Rice Research...

Developing the next breed of scientists

The future of agriculture lies in the next generation of leaders who will face the tough challenges of poverty and hunger, limited natural resources, and...

DR. RAMAIAH confers with Arnaud Gouda, a research technician in the AfricaRice Biotechnology Laboratory, where they are "mining" for alleles in the genebank.

Rice scientists from India helping Africa

DR. RAMAIAH confers with Arnaud Gouda, a research technician in the AfricaRice Biotechnology Laboratory, where they are “mining” for alleles...

A schoolboy at heart: Celebrated Indian scientist speaks his mind

(Photos: Gene Hettel) The legendary Ebrahimali Abubacker Siddiq, 78, began his long and enduring rice research career in 1968 as a cytogeneticist at the...

A tale of two women leading rice revolutions in Latin America

Patricia Guzman (left) and Salome Tupa on the promise of women’s hard-won leadership in a traditionally male-dominated rice sector. (Photo: Nathan...

Innovators in rice science

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is recognizing another crop of Outstanding Alumni during an upcoming quadrennial ceremony. They are Amitha...

Plenary speakers provide grist for discussion at IRC2014

Five experts with wide-ranging knowledge—serving as the plenary speakers during the 4th International Rice Congress (IRC2014)—will be flagging cross-cutting...

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