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USAID and CIMMYT launch project to boost agri mechanization in Bangladesh

The USAID and CIMMYT have launched USD 21.4 million 5-year project to support agricultural mechanization targeting some 243,000 farmers in Bangladesh. Under...

Philippines records its highest rice production in 2020

The Philippines recorded its highest rice production level at 19.44 million metric tons (MT) in 2020. according to the country’s Department of Agriculture. This...

Millennial Filipino farmer uses social media to attract young people to agriculture

Reden Mark Costales has become an internet influencer who encourages Filipinos to go into agriculture through his social media platform, The Agrillenial. In...

Film-making farmers and the changing landscape of rice extension in Indonesia

It is time for farmers to take the lead in telling their stories and conceptualizing ways to connect their fellow farmers with effective technologies. ...

Improving water and nutrient management for double cropping in Cambodia

Growing dry-season crops after rice on hard-setting soils can pose serious challenges to Cambodian farmers seeking to diversify and intensify with greater...

Technologies for boosting farm productivity showcased at Odisha agri-fair

Women farmers watch a video presentation on sustainable intensification at the CSISA booth. (Photo: CSISA) BHUBANESWAR, India— More than 10,000 people,...

Odisha farmers benefit from flood-tolerant rice and improved farm practices

Swarna-Sub1, a flood-tolerant rice variety, and conservation agriculture-based technologies, such as mechanical rice transplanters,  are helping farmers in Odisha solve problems caused by flooding and labor shortage. This is the gist of the feedback from farmers as they shared their experiences in adopting these improved technologies during the visit of IRRI Director...

Partnerships: Linchpin of last-mile delivery in Tamil Nadu

Partners in Tamil Nadu, India, have committed to further disseminating a range of technology options under the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia...

Real water saving: Focus on the ‘picture’ as well as the ‘pixel’

Due to increasing water scarcity, there are concerns about the sustainability of rice production systems in parts of Asia, let alone the ability to increase...

IRRI partners in Tamil Nadu to continue CSISA initiatives

Partner organizations of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) agreed to extend the research and development initiatives under the Cereal Systems Initiatives for South Asia (CSISA). “The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) will take up the outscaling of key technologies under CSISA although the project has already ended,” said  R. Rajendran, TNAU...

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