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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
16.05.25-
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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IRRI Experts Highlight Climate-Smart Innovations for Food Security at Gobeshona Global Conference 2025
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Dhaka, Bangladesh (30 April 2025) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) took center s…
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Japan and IRRI's AGRI aims to reduce GHG emissions via CapDev and infrastructure improvements
28.05.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Los Baños, Philippines (19 May 2025) — The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)…
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Vietnam Forum Highlights Potential of Rice Straw from Mekong Delta
27.05.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Can Tho, Vietnam (April 8, 2025) — The Mekong River Delta, Vietnam’s leading rice-producing regi…
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IRRI hosts Seed Accelerator Meet to accelerate deployment and positioning of new rice varieties through robust public–private partnership in India
27.05.25-
Food security
HYDERABAD, India (01 May 2025) - To accelerate the adoption of newly released, high-performing rice…
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Mekong River Delta's Low-Emission Rice Program Shows Promising Early Results, Expansion Planned
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Can Tho City, Vietnam (April 9, 2025) – The Ministry of Agriculture and Environment (MAE)…
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IRRI and BADC organize crop cafeteria field day to evaluate suitability of rice varieties
27.05.25-
Food security
NOAKHALI, Bangladesh (10 May 2025) — To accelerate the adoption of high-performing rice varieties,…
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Drones for precision agriculture: A practical manual
27.05.25Agricultural systems are changing quickly, and modern tools are essential to maximize productivity. …
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EXPLAINER: Satellites, eyes from the above protecting rice farmers
26.05.25by Veronica Mae Escarez Rice is a staple crop in the Philippines, and it serves…
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Bangladesh Seed Systems Product Diary
23.05.25-
Food security
Rice is a staple food in South Asia and a key source of livelihood for…
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Genome Editing Workshop Equips Scientists for Precision and Responsibility
22.05.25-
Food security
Bangkok, Thailand (May 13-16, 2025) – " How can we clearly explain genome editing, and…
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Protecting biodiversity and securing our future: How IRRI champions diversity in rice systems
22.05.25-
Biodiversity
By Bushra Humaira As the world faces increasing climate challenges, biodiversity is emerging as one…
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From plot to plate: Stakeholder insights from crop cafeteria event help guide rice varietal adoption in Bangladesh
21.05.25-
Food security
Participatory field evaluations with stakeholders reveal farmer-driven varietal preferences and offe…
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Seeing is believing: Farmers evaluate hybrid rice varieties in Bangladesh Field Days
21.05.25-
Food security
Field observations and farmer-driven insights from 100+ farmers during two field days help shape the…
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Training on mechanized direct-seeded rice (DSR) for precision sowing empowers local service providers in Nilphamari, Bangladesh
15.05.25by Sharif Ahmed, Abdullah Miajy, Abdul Haque, and Humnath Bhandari In northern Bangladesh, the wides…
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ADB initiative promotes water-saving irrigation practice in drought-prone Bangladesh region
15.05.25In a push to promote sustainable agriculture and combat groundwater depletion in Bangladesh’s drou…
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From Science to Scale: How Rice Crop Manager Is Revolutionizing Farming for Millions
15.05.25By Rowena Castillo, Benedict Jardinero and Kazuki SaitoInternational Rice Research Institute (IRRI) …
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IRRI Scientists Introduces New Breeding Approach to Harness Genomic Selection in Challenging Environments
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Food security
by Waseem Hussain, Mahender Anumalla, Margaret Catolos, Joie Ramos, Ma. Teresa Sta. Cruz, …
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A Quarter Century Since the SUB1A Gene: New Flood-Tolerant Rice and Feeding Millions
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By Waseem Hussain, Mahender Anumalla, Margaret Catolos, Joie Ramos, Ma Teresa Sta. Cruz, …
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