rice

Rice scientists from India helping Africa

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

Rice scientists from India helping Africa

April 1, 2015

Venuprasad Ramaiah: A passion for rice genetics and breeding Like many of his classmates, Venuprasad Ramaiah was...

A schoolboy at heart: Celebrated Indian scientist speaks his mind

A schoolboy at heart: Celebrated Indian scientist speaks his mind

April 1, 2015

The legendary Ebrahimali Abubacker Siddiq, 78, began his long and enduring rice research career in 1968 as...

Regional cooperation speeds up the release of rice varieties

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

Regional cooperation speeds up the release of rice varieties

April 1, 2015

Rice farmers in India, Bangladesh, and Nepal will have faster access to newly developed high-yielding climate-smart varieties....

Yield rises with WeRise

Yield rises with WeRise

April 1, 2015

Unreliable weather can make or break rice farmers that rely on rainfall for water. Climate change makes...

India-IRRI timeline spans the decades

India-IRRI timeline spans the decades

April 1, 2015

Over the last five decades, this selection from IRRI’s historical timeline has many Indian connections tied to...

Awarding of the second batch of Global Rice Science Scholarships cancelled

Awarding of the second batch of Global Rice Science Scholarships cancelled

March 31, 2015

The second round of awarding of Global Rice Science Scholarships (GRiSS) under the Global Rice Research Partnership...

RMQA-RDM training team concludes this year’s 1st RDM 101

RMQA-RDM training team concludes this year’s 1st RDM 101

March 20, 2015

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Risk Management and Quality Assurance...