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Rice on TikTok: St. Patrick’s Day Lucky Charms Rice Krispies

Rice Krispies is a breakfast cereal made of rice and sugar paste that is formed into rice-grain shape, cooked, dried, and toasted. ...

Rice-fish farming increases farmers’ yields in Rawanda

Rice farmers in marshlands in Rwamagana District in Rwanda who adopted integrated rice-fish farming harvested 5 tons/ha of rice compared to 4 tons/ha from...

The Central Luzon Loop Survey: Rice farming in the Philippines from 1966 to 2021

The Central Luzon Loop Survey in the Philippines (the Loop Survey) is one of the longest-running and still ongoing household-level farm surveys in tropical...

IRRI’s Sugandha Munshi named “Iconic Woman Leader” for her work on gender equality and small and marginal farmers

IRRI scientist Sugandha Munshi was named Iconic Woman Leader Creating a Better World for All at the Women Economic Forum 2022 for her work on gender equality...

Climate-resilient rice varieties seed production initiative launches in Mekong Delta

CGIAR-IRRI launched its new global initiative Seed Equal- Delivering Genetic Gains to Farmers Fields Initiative in the Mekong River Delta in Vietnam. The...

Rice on Twitter: Kheel Batasha

Made of puffed rice and sugar, Kheel Batasha is often served during traditional and religious occasions such as Diwali. It is mostly offered to Hindu deities....

USAID highlights Bayer-IRRI direct-seeded rice collab at COP27

US Agency Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Samantha Power reaffirmed USAID’s commitment to the Agriculture Innovation Mission...

Rice on YouTube: Banaue Rice Terraces

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Rice on YouTube: A new rice festival in Mu Cang Chai, Thailand

A new rice festival was held in Mu Cang Chai district in the northern province of Yen Bai on September 25 as part of activities surrounding UNESCO’s...