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
Alternate Wetting and Drying can help revolutionize global rice farming Alternate Wetting and Drying can help revolutionize global rice farming February 12, 2025 This water-conserving, emission-reducing, and cost-saving practice makes rice farming significantly more sustainable, but its widespread adoption remains...Read More
Effects of irrigation regimes and rice varieties on methane emissions and yield of dry-season rice in Bangladesh Effects of irrigation regimes and rice varieties on methane emissions and yield of dry-season rice in Bangladesh May 2, 2023 by Muhammad Ashraful Habib, M. Mofijul Islam, Md. Ashraful Haque, et al. The role of rice in...Read More
Farmers’ participatory evaluation of alternate wetting and drying irrigation method on greenhouse gas emission, water productivity, and paddy yield in Bangladesh Farmers’ participatory evaluation of alternate wetting and drying irrigation method on greenhouse gas emission, water productivity, and paddy yield in Bangladesh February 15, 2022 Due to Bangladesh’s frequent water shortages, sufficient water to irrigate rice fields is increasingly scarce. Additionally, due...Read More
Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated rice cultivation through improved fertilizer and water management Mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from irrigated rice cultivation through improved fertilizer and water management January 28, 2022 Annually, Bangladesh consumes about 2.9 million metric tons of urea and about 60% of this is used...Read More
Disentangling challenges to scaling alternate wetting and drying technology for rice cultivation: Distilling lessons from 20 years of experience in the Philippines Disentangling challenges to scaling alternate wetting and drying technology for rice cultivation: Distilling lessons from 20 years of experience in the Philippines August 3, 2021 The review’s findings point to the importance of rethinking the boundaries and assumptions of scaling theory of...Read More
Rice farming in Central Java, Indonesia—Adoption of sustainable farming practices, impacts, and implications Rice farming in Central Java, Indonesia—Adoption of sustainable farming practices, impacts, and implications June 4, 2021 Persuading farmers to try out and consequently adopt new practices is challenging. Adoption rates of CSA practices...Read More
New research investigates what hinders wide adoption and scaling of alternate wetting and drying in Bangladesh New research investigates what hinders wide adoption and scaling of alternate wetting and drying in Bangladesh June 15, 2020 Despite the widespread testing and promotion, alternate wetting and drying (AWD) has not been adopted in the...Read More
Bangladesh network wins award for the dissemination of low-carbon rice production options Bangladesh network wins award for the dissemination of low-carbon rice production options September 21, 2018 The Northwest Focal Area Network (FAN)-Bangladesh was a recipient of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition 2018...Read More
Climate change action plans for rice farming: from concepts to implementation Climate change action plans for rice farming: from concepts to implementation October 30, 2017 Rice-growing countries in Asia are moving toward the development and implementation of concrete mitigation programs to reduce...Read More