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What kind of rice do consumers want? Rice in Latin America on the world stage Rice yield rises with WeRise ...

His Excellency A.P.J. Abdul Kalam (center), president of the Republic of India, and party visited IRRI headquarters. He interacted with staff scientists,...

The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) are delighted to jointly observe 50 years of...

In 1965, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) appointed S.V.S. Shastry, a distinguished breeder and geneticist, as its first coordinator...

India has come a long way in the past 5 decades from a country with a severe food deficit to being a major grain exporter. The frequent food shortages...

In India, rice has been grown since time immemorial. Here, the rice grain has always been considered sacred. The spirit of the Divine is believed to reside...

DR. RAMAIAH confers with Arnaud Gouda, a research technician in the AfricaRice Biotechnology Laboratory, where they are “mining” for alleles...

(Photos: Gene Hettel) The legendary Ebrahimali Abubacker Siddiq, 78, began his long and enduring rice research career in 1968 as a cytogeneticist at the...

INDIA, BANGLADESH, Nepal, and IRRI seal the deal. From left, S.M. Nazmul Islam, Bangladesh; Robert Zeigler, IRRI director general; Jaya Mukunda Khanal,...

Thousands of farmers in drought-prone Tripura Province welcome the release of 16 new varieties of various crops, including nine rice varieties for...