Rice varietal cafeterias: An effective extension tool for promoting climate-resilient rice Rice varietal cafeterias: An effective extension tool for promoting climate-resilient rice July 8, 2019 The rice varietal cafeteria provides a space where farmers and other stakeholders interact, discuss, give feedback, learn,...Read More
We should use innovation in our strengths and have strength in our innovations We should use innovation in our strengths and have strength in our innovations July 1, 2019 We generate some very useful data and we let that data go to waste by 1) not...Read More
How research-for-development can make an impact on global agri-food systems How research-for-development can make an impact on global agri-food systems June 13, 2019 Often we see research as being “research” and scaling technology as work that development organizations do. What...Read More
IRRI must continue to be the center of excellence for rice breeding IRRI must continue to be the center of excellence for rice breeding May 28, 2019 “Our vision is to be the center of excellence for rice breeding in the world. We want...Read More
Making farmers climate-smart through a farmer-driven approach Making farmers climate-smart through a farmer-driven approach May 20, 2019 It started with five seed minikits in 2013. Today, more than 75% of the farmers in Katindol Village...Read More
Strengthening research-to-farm extension channels to improve farmers’ productivity and profitability Strengthening research-to-farm extension channels to improve farmers’ productivity and profitability May 6, 2019 Different extension approaches have been used to bridge the knowledge gap between researchers and farmers. A mix...Read More
New gene metrics eliminate hit-or-miss in emerging rice breeding technologies New gene metrics eliminate hit-or-miss in emerging rice breeding technologies May 2, 2019 A proposed standard for determining the reliability of genetic markers makes modern integrated breeding approaches more consistent...Read More
Returning to a life with a future Returning to a life with a future March 11, 2019 The journey of tribal farmers in Tamil Nadu, India who escaped the clutches of debt by pursuing...Read More
The strength of women The strength of women February 18, 2019 4 Given an opportunity, women could demonstrate their competencies and show they are not second-rate to men.Read More