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  Paul Bourdin is a registered bird ringer in South Africa and the Philippines. He has contributed to ornithological journals and other birding publications around the world. Having lived in Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines, for the last 5 years near IRRI, he has had an opportunity to become quite familiar...

As the sun rises and casts its first beams of light over the experimental rice fields at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), there is a flurry...

To the untrained eye, the research farm at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines may look like nothing more than a verdant...

(Photo: Martin Gummert) At first, the flatbed rice grain dryer did not take off in most countries because of the high-cost kerosene-fueled burner. Its...

(Photo: Stepan Haefele) Farmers typically grow two or three crops a year. Since they don’t have enough turnaround time before beginning the next planting...

Turkey has the third-highest average rice yield in the world (behind Australia and Egypt), which reflects a sustained investment in research and extension...

Rice research and training activities are intensifying in the West-Central Asia region (see Rice booms in Turkey), as rice demand is projected to increase...

Vietnamese farmer drying rice under the sun. (Photo: IRRI) Vietnam’s mighty Mekong Delta comprises nine river mouths that give it its local name, “Cuu...

Singapore is well known for its food culture, which contains a fusion of cuisines from all over the world. The bustling city-state prides itself on having...

The new IRRI moisture testers can help farmers come up with more-informed decisions on safe storage. (Photo: Isagani Serrano, IRRI) Farmers need not crack...