Many advancements in Vietnam’s agricultural mechanization started with small engines introduced in the early 1960s. (Photo: Martin Gummert) During...

Rice under the heat of the sun. (Photo: IRRI) Rice thrives in hot and dry to humid climates. However, extreme heat episodes can irreversibly damage rice...

Hybrid rice technology developed at IRRI has clearly demonstrated yields that are 1–1.5 tons per hectare higher than modern inbred varieties in farmers’...

  The early years Ruttan had laid a good foundation for research and had established contacts with economists elsewhere in the Philippines, particularly...

A farmer group discusses the rice-cutting method. (Photo: Yothin Konboon) If performed correctly, the practice of planting rice by broadcasting rice...

FARMERS at Tarlac, Philippines, give feedback to researchers on new IRRI aerobic rice varieties in 2003. IRRI screens thousands of potential aerobic rice...