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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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Gaza’s worsening food crisis and troubled path to reconstruction
27.05.25By Sara Gustafson and Rob Vos May 27, 2025 As the Israel-Hamas conflict rages on in…
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AI sparks a new agricultural revolution in the Global South
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Big data
On a sunny April morning in Nairobi, the United Nations compound buzzed with more than…
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Empowering dryland communities through drought early warnings to enhance resilience
14.05.25Amidst the challenges of drought, climate change, conflicts, and other shocks that significantly imp…
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International Day for Biological Diversity 2025: Agrobiodiversity for People and Planet
13.05.25Photo credit: Investigación para Entorno Alimentario y Comportamiento del Consumidor. CIAT/Juan Pab…
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New world-class agri genomics center to rise in PH university
06.12.23-
Food security
LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES, 6 December 2023 — The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB), the…
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A blueprint for women’s empowerment and women-led agricultural transformation
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Durgeswari Self-Help Group was established in 2019 by small or marginal women farmers to meet…
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First Movers Coalition for Food to Create up to $20 Billion Value Chain for Sustainable Farming
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) becomes an inaugural member of the World Economic F…
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ASEAN-CGIAR workshop reviews use of Vietnam's biodiversity to promote resilience
30.11.23-
Biodiversity
A workshop to promote the use of agrobiodiversity in transforming Vietnam’s food systems towards m…
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ISARC presents climate-smart initiatives for improving the livelihoods and climate resilience of farmers in South Asia
30.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
GOA, INDIA, 22-24, November 2023 — Top officials of the International Rice Research Institute Sout…
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ISARC hosts workshop to address impacts of climate change on major cereal crops in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
30.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
VARANASI, INDIA, 26 November 2023 - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Regi…
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Global donor agencies share investment approaches and priorities for developing rice systems in Asia and Africa
28.11.23-
Food security
MANILA, Philippines (16 October 2023) — International donor organizations presented their prioriti…
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Technologies and methodologies for low-emission rice cultivation can open doors to climate financing for smallholder farmers
28.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
MANILA, Philippines (17 October 2023) — Farmers who practice low-emission rice cultivation could s…
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Training private seed-sector stakeholders in Bangladesh to navigate the complex, shifting agricultural challenges
28.11.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Scientists, researchers, and producers from private seed companies being trained in modern seed tech…
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The Crop Trust and IRRI renew their commitment to safeguarding rice diversity in perpetuity
23.11.23-
Food security
IRRI was the first genebank to fulfill all the quality standards required to receive perpetual…
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Tracing the future of food systems transformation with foresight analysis
21.11.23-
Food security
Manila, Philippines (23 October 2023) – Forward-thinking policies focusing on the impacts of recen…
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A green strategy for accelerating the transformation of sustainable food systems in the Asia-Monsoon region
21.11.23-
Food security
Manila, Philippines (17 October 2023) – Developing an international collaboration system and disse…
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Enriched nutraceuticals in gluten-free, whole-grain rice cookies with alternative sweeteners
20.11.23-
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Nutrition
The rising demand for nutritious foods provides manufacturers an opportunity to diversify their prod…
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Trainers prep for scaling a digital platform that improves rice production monitoring in the Mekong River Delta
15.11.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The Department of Crop Production (DCP) of Vietnam and the International Rice Research Institute (IR…
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Promoting sustainable agriculture and empowering small-scale farmers through quality seeds and training
13.11.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
IRRI continually explores various seed system models to benefit small community organizations led by…
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27th Council for Partnership on Rice Research in Asia (CORRA) concludes successful conference in Bali, Indonesia
08.11.23Bali, Indonesia, November 3, 2023 – The 27th Council for Partnership on Rice Research in…
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Shell and IRRI announce collaboration on low-emissions rice production during IRC 2023
08.11.23The REMET-Rice Project is a research collaboration between the International Rice Research Institute…
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Studies show rice breeding innovations and technologies have made positive impacts on Asian and African farmers
08.11.23Manila, Philippines (27 October 2023) – Evidence of the positive impact of rice breeding innovatio…
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