More than 65% of the 1.7 billion people in South Asia live in rural areas and rely...
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Emmanuel Piñol, the new secretary of the Department of Agriculture, aims to achieve food security through the...
An update on three women farmers in India who were successful in their quest to rewrite their destiny.
It was 50 years ago this 28 November that the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) released a...
KATHMANDU, Nepal, 24 October–A reliable seed network is crucial in bringing climate-smart rice varieties faster to farmers...
Dr. Robert Chandler was appointed by the Rockefeller and Ford Foundations to be IRRI’s first director general...
Celebrating 50 years of IR8: U.S. President Johnson makes historic visit to IRRI with stirring words
Celebrating 50 years of IR8: U.S. President Johnson makes historic visit to IRRI with stirring words
This year, 2016, IRRI is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the release of IR8, the first semidwarf...
Thai rice farmers are fortunate to have a head of state who does more than offer symbolic...
BULACAN, Philippines—Several farmers from San Ildefonso town recently (26 May) hosted a “field summit” with rice...
A dynamic research leader, a well-respected rice agronomist, a mentor to young scientists, a widely published author,...
