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Reimagining agricultural education Reimagining agricultural education May 25, 2017 IRRI Education is the next evolutionary step for IRRI’s training program.Read More
RiceAdvice: An app tailor-made for African farmers RiceAdvice: An app tailor-made for African farmers May 17, 2017 A smart mobile crop management tool is helping farmers in Africa optimize their production and profits and...Read More
Africa’s rice farmers lose millions of dollars to parasitic weeds Africa’s rice farmers lose millions of dollars to parasitic weeds May 16, 2017 Rice lost to parasitic weeds would be enough to feed 4.5 million people a year.Read More
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