improved rice varieties

Big leap or small steps? How relentless rice breeding laid the foundation for modern food security

Big leap or small steps? How relentless rice breeding laid the foundation for modern food security

March 25, 2026

By Glenn Concepcion  In 1966, the release of a newly bred rice variety known as IR8 changed the course...

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Farmer-led popularization and dissemination of new rice varieties in Telangana help close the seed gap

Farmer-led popularization and dissemination of new rice varieties in Telangana help close the seed gap

September 18, 2023

by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Divya Gupta, Raja Sekhar G, Sarvesh Shukla, Anirban Nath, and Varsha Singh...

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Variety-based climate-smart intervention helps smallholder farmers cope with floods in the lowlands of Odisha

Variety-based climate-smart intervention helps smallholder farmers cope with floods in the lowlands of Odisha

September 5, 2023

by Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Girija Swain, Pavan Yeggina, and Mukund Variar Natural calamities, primarily floods, of...

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New rice variety creates game-changing opportunities for farmers in the Haor Basin of Bangladesh 

New rice variety creates game-changing opportunities for farmers in the Haor Basin of Bangladesh 

August 23, 2023

by Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Tahmina Nahar, Swati Nayak, Subhasmita Mohapatra, and Saidul Islam The Haor Region has been...

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The importance of market signals in crop varietal development: Lessons from Komboka rice variety

The importance of market signals in crop varietal development: Lessons from Komboka rice variety

September 19, 2022

by Mary Ng’endo, MaryLiza Kinyua, Lourine Chebet, Samuel Mutiga, Joseph Ndung’u, Oliver Nyongesa, Simon Njau, Ajay Panchbhai,...

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