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Laser-guided dreams

With her tiny frame, blunt-cut bangs, and trendy outfits, 28-year-old Truong Thi Thanh Nhan looks more like a school girl than a farmer. Nhan earned her...

Over 25,000 farmers in Tamil Nadu benefit from rice technologies

In the last 5 years, the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) project has scaled out water- and labor-saving technologies. These technologies have reached over 25,000 farmers and have covered more than 70,000 acres in Thanjavur, Thiruvarur, and Nagapattinam districts of the Cauvery Delta and the neighboring districts of Ramanathapuram and Sivagangai. This...

Creating a path for scaling mechanized direct-seeded rice in Cambodia

Mechanized direct-seeded rice (mDSR) provides a potential solution to climate change as well as rice production constraints. Our recent study shows that...

IRRI and Government of Odisha facilitate adoption of direct-seeded rice technology through stakeholder convergence along with gender and youth inclusion

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has been intensively working to improve crop production and farmers’ net income in rice-based diversified cropping systems through innovative technologies that are resource-efficient, cost-effective, and resilient to climatic vulnerabilities. The IRRI-Odisha Government project, precision direct-seeded rice-based diversification...

Myanmar aims to double rice exports in three years

Myanmar plans to export up to 4 million tons of rice annually by 2025 to meet demands from China, Europe, and other Southeast Asian countries. The country...

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...

Farmers’ groups in Southern Philippines receive agri-machinery from government

The Philippine Department of Agriculture turned over farm machinery and equipment worth over USD 1.6 million to different rice-based farmers’ and irrigators’...

Climate change action plans for rice farming: from concepts to implementation

Rice-growing countries in Asia are moving toward the development and implementation of concrete mitigation programs to reduce the environmental footprint...

The Learning Alliance: A coalition for change

Millions of Asian rice farmers struggle with low-quality grains, which are brought about by poor postharvest management, inappropriate technology, and...

Rice Survivor: IRRI’s own reality show

Rice survivors talk about their plans and strategies for the entire dry season series of Rice Survivor. (Photo: Isagani Serrano) A diverse array of 20...

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