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How rice plants “manage” water under drought

Because of low rainfall and lack of irrigation infrastructure, water management is often not an option for rainfed lowland rice farmers. But, thanks to...

Why sustainable water management needs more than technologies

There are many technologies can reduce water input in irrigation schemes but many other factors come between technologies and the problems that they can...

The food-water-energy nexus: Using gravity drainage to intensify production systems in the coastal zone of Bangladesh

Community coordination to manage sluice gates is an important factor for the intensification of polders. (Photo: IRRI) Sustained economic growth, the quality...

Research to improve water-use efficiency in rice

IRRI and its partners will continue to develop water-saving technologies to improve the livelihoods of rice farmers and their communities, particularly...

Understanding the grain yield limitation and instability of aerobic rice

Do rice plants have a wild adaptive trait that is counterproductive to aerobic cropping systems? ...

IRRI technologies help minimize pressure on water resource in the Mekong River Basin

The Mekong River Basin constitutes a resource-rich river system that provides water, food, and energy to millions of people in China, Myanmar, Thailand,...

Technology on display: A glimpse of Philippine agriculture’s future

During his visit to IRRI, Secretary Piñol was interested in bringing advances in rice production developed through IRRI’s research to the farmers “so we can focus on food production and poverty alleviation,” which is a cornerstone of President Rodrigo Duterte’s administration. “Technologies are useless unless they are in the hands of farmers,” said Secretary...

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