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Rice Crop Manager spurs women and the youth to embrace digital technologies in Odisha

The Rice Crop Manager (RCM) has proven to be an effective farmer-friendly digital tool to increase productivity and incomes of rice farmers through balanced...

Digital agriculture and pathways out of poverty: the need for appropriate design, targeting, and scaling

For digital agriculture to deliver on its promise of increasing farmers’ yields and incomes, it is critical to design interventions that consider the...

Strengthening research-to-farm extension channels to improve farmers’ productivity and profitability

Different extension approaches have been used to bridge the knowledge gap between researchers and farmers. A mix of different channels and modes works...

Transforming information into a commodity

Can agricultural advisory services provide business opportunities for agro-input dealers? ...

Sowing the seeds of innovation

Innovation lies at the heart of the new strategic plan of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). It is a building block for attracting long-term...

IRRI Pioneer Interviews: Making a difference (Part 1)

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An app tailor-made for India’s rice farmers

Given the wide variability of farms across India, the Rice Crop Manager (RCM) is providing management recommendations tailored to each farmer’s field....

Technology on display: A glimpse of Philippine agriculture’s future

During his visit to IRRI, Secretary Piñol was interested in bringing advances in rice production developed through IRRI’s research to the farmers “so we can focus on food production and poverty alleviation,” which is a cornerstone of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. “Technologies are useless unless they are in the hands of farmers,” said Secretary...

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