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Adoption determinants of exotic rice cultivars in Bangladesh

Exotic varieties, without a doubt, contribute to food security and farmer welfare in Bangladesh; however, domestication of these cultivars poses a direct...

Precision land leveling for sustainable rice production: Case studies in Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, and India

Laser land leveling strongly complements sustainable rice production practices as it can help increase water, seed, and fertilizer use efficiency by at...

The role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units in averting endemic crop diseases: the example of rice blast in Bangladesh

Germplasm Health Units (GHUs) are institutional phytosanitary units of the CGIAR designed to facilitate bioresource transfer for their breeding programs...

Off-farm employment increases women’s empowerment: Evidence from rice farms in the Philippines

Women were slightly more empowered in farm household decision-making if they were engaged in off-farm employment and were less experienced in farming....

Integrated weed management in transplanted rice: Options for addressing labor constraints and improving farmers’ income in Bangladesh

Weeds are among the main biological constraints to realizing attainable rice yield potential and significantly reducing profitability. In Bangladesh, the...

Green Super Rice (GSR) traits: Breeding and genetics for multiple biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in rice

The Green Super Rice (GSR) breeding strategy began in 2008 at IRRI to efficiently develop lines with multiple-stress tolerance and more nutrient- and water-use...

Co-benefits of nutrient management tailored to smallholder agriculture

While inorganic fertilizers combined with high-yielding varieties, mechanization, irrigation, and other inputs have contributed to sustained increases...

Conservation agriculture improves soil health: Major research findings from Bangladesh

This chapter explores how, in Bangladesh, conservation agriculture improves soil physical, biochemical, and biological health, leading to improved cropping...

Abiotic stress tolerance: Progress and pathways of sustainable rice production

Investment, innovation, and empowering the world’s most vulnerable populations are required to establish a rice production system that adapts to climate...

What drives consumer demand for packaged rice? Evidence from South and Southeast Asia

The demand for improved packaging, branding, and labeling of rice is expected to rise in Asia. Because of rapid income growth in Asia, consumers are increasingly...