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The role of the private sector in improving the lives of rice farmers and consumers

  (Photo: Temasek Life Sciences Laboratory©) It is vital for the public, private, and philanthropic sectors to coordinate their efforts to bring...

Empowering women is key to a stronger rice sector

New investments in rice, whether boosting production or upgrades along the value chain, will have to integrate economic and noneconomic dimensions of...

Temasek: a high-tech rice variety from Singapore

(Photo: Temasek Life Science Laboratory©) It may come as a surprise that the highly urbanized city-state is the birthplace of a sturdy high-yielding...

The International Rice Congress 2018

Dr. Bas Bouman, chair, Science and Program Committee IRC2018 (Photo by Isagani Serrano, IRRI) The IRC provides a platform to discuss results of scientific...

IRRI Pioneer Interviews: Making a difference (Part 2)

Noel Magor, Nollie Vera Cruz, Roland Buresh, and J.K. Ladha boxed their papers and passed the baton on to their successors in 2017. These Pioneer Interviews...

An app to help African rice farmers beat weeds

AfricaRice recently launched a powerful decision-support tool, called RiceAdvice-WeedManager, to help African rice farmers find the most effective and...

Reaping a golden harvest in the Ayeyarwady Delta

The rice industry stakeholders in Myanmar continue to develop solutions for sustaining agricultural development, and the continuous support of IRRI and...

Creating value together in Africa’s rice sector

The multi-stakeholder innovation platform approach promotes rice agribusiness by emphasizing active interaction with small and medium enterprises involved...

Connecting the dots: the role of social science research in agricultural R&D systems

Are we doing enough to ensure social science research contributes to advancing agricultural R&D systems? ...

Climate change impacts on rice in Africa

Irrigated rice production in East Africa is projected to increase slightly due to CO2 fertilization and less cold stress opening new opportunities for...

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