Inside the global effort to defend rice from major diseases Inside the global effort to defend rice from major diseases August 18, 2025 By Van Schepler-Luu & Myrtel Anne Valenzuela Rice diseases such as bacterial blight and blast are no...Read More
The end of the “Paddies Paradox” The end of the “Paddies Paradox” August 7, 2025 Last July 31, 2025, IRRI joined partner CGIAR Centers at a media visit hosted by the Global...Read More
Scaling high-yield rice variety in Kenya: Placing farmer cooperatives at the helm Scaling high-yield rice variety in Kenya: Placing farmer cooperatives at the helm October 16, 2024 by Shilomboleni, Helena; Murori, Rosemary; Njau, Simon; Musila, Ruth; Panchbhai, Ajay; Menge, Daniel; Ismail, Abdelbhagi; and Connor,...Read More
Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape October 15, 2024 by Allan Bomuhangi (IRRI), Jummai O. Yila (IRRI), Eileen Nchanji (Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT), and...Read More
Breeding rice for salinity tolerance and salt-affected soils in Africa: A review Breeding rice for salinity tolerance and salt-affected soils in Africa: A review May 6, 2024 by Nafeti Titus Mheni, Newton Kilasi, Fergie Ann Quiloy, Maria Cristina Heredia, Atugonza Bilaro, Joel Meliyo, Shalabh...Read More
Do rice farmers have knowledge of greenhouse gas emission mitigation strategies? New evidence from Nigeria Do rice farmers have knowledge of greenhouse gas emission mitigation strategies? New evidence from Nigeria March 19, 2024 by Esiobu Nnaemeka Success, Björn Ole Sander, Jauhar Ali et al. The greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from...Read More
Flood-tolerant rice for enhanced production and livelihood of smallholder farmers of Africa Flood-tolerant rice for enhanced production and livelihood of smallholder farmers of Africa January 29, 2024 by Lupakisyo Mwakyusa1, Shalabh Dixit, Max Herzog, Maria Cristina Heredia, Richard R. Madege , and Newton Lwiyiso...Read More
Status quo and challenges of rice production in sub-Saharan Africa Status quo and challenges of rice production in sub-Saharan Africa October 9, 2023 by K. Saito, K. Senthilkumar, E. R. Dossou-Yovo, I. Ali, J-M. Johnson, G. Mujawamariya, and J. Rodenburg...Read More
What is in a label? Examining the influence of cultural and colonial heritage on preferences and willingness to pay for local and international rice labels in Senegal What is in a label? Examining the influence of cultural and colonial heritage on preferences and willingness to pay for local and international rice labels in Senegal July 7, 2023 by Kofi Britwum and Matty Demont At a time when policymakers in several countries across sub-Saharan Africa are...Read More
The importance of market signals in crop varietal development: Lessons from Komboka rice variety The importance of market signals in crop varietal development: Lessons from Komboka rice variety September 19, 2022 by Mary Ng’endo, MaryLiza Kinyua, Lourine Chebet, Samuel Mutiga, Joseph Ndung’u, Oliver Nyongesa, Simon Njau, Ajay Panchbhai,...Read More