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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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Innovative strategies for coping with salinity intrusion in Asian Mega-Deltas presented at IRC 2023
18.10.23-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Manila, Philippines (October 17, 2023) — Innovative strategies and technologies to address the pro…
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International rice-sector experts offer insightful review of forthcoming book on global rice policies at IRC2023
18.10.23Manila, Philippines (October 18, 2023) - Policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders from across the…
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A revolution in rice production: Bayer advocates for regenerative agriculture practices like direct seeding of rice
17.10.23-
Food security
16 October 2023, MANILA, Philippines ~ Collaborative action and advancement of direct-seeded rice ca…
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Stakeholder collaboration and cooperation key to past successes and the future of China’s high-tech rice industry
17.10.23-
Food security
Manila, Philippines (October 16, 2023) – China’s high-tech rice industry is experiencing signifi…
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IRRI reveals scientific breakthrough for low and ultra-low glycaemic index rice
16.10.23-
Nutrition
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Nutrition, health & food security
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (16 October 2023) - In an effort to help curb the rising cases…
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Using open-source geospatial technology, ClimBeR and IIRR are enabling Philippine farmers and local government to map and adapt to climate risks
13.10.23-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
An archipelago of over 7,600 islands, the Philippines rests on a typhoon belt and is…
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Indonesian farmers to adopt informed and improved farming with LKP2.0 launch
11.10.23-
Food security
(JAKARTA, Indonesia, 9 October) - Layanan Konsultasi Padi (LKP) version 2.0 was officially launched …
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Irrigating with cooler water does not reverse high temperature impact on grain yield and quality in hybrid rice
11.10.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
High temperatures cause significant yield losses in major rice-growing areas of the world, posing a…
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Status quo and challenges of rice production in sub-Saharan Africa
09.10.23-
Food security
Significant efforts in agronomic research for development have been undertaken to address the challe…
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ASEAN and CGIAR to Launch Joint Program on Accelerating Innovation in Agri-Food Systems
04.10.23-
Food security
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - The ASEAN-CGIAR Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security Regional Program w…
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Transformative adaptation: from climate‑smart to climate‑resilient agriculture
02.10.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
For approaches to be transformative, what is required is a broader and more comprehensive understand…
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ASEAN-CGIAR Regional Program receives additional A$ 1 Million Australia funding
29.09.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
The Australian Government has announced additional funding of A$ 1 Million to the ASEAN-CGIAR Innova…
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Former IRRI Director General M.S. Swaminathan passes away in India
29.09.23by Gene Hettel Two future World Food Prize Laureates, Dr. Swaminathan (1987) and Gurdev Khush…
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Optimizing fertilizer use to improve rice production in Indonesia, explored by IRRI and Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture
27.09.23-
Food security
(BOGOR, Indonesia, 19 September) - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is committed to …
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Tools for using the International Rice Genebank to breed for climate-resilient varieties
26.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Traditional rice varieties have been critical for developing improved stress-tolerant rice varieties…
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RiceMoRe System revolutionizes rice production monitoring and reporting in Vietnam’s Mekong River Delta
20.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
The Mekong River Delta is undergoing a remarkable digital transformation in the region’s rice prod…
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IRRI scientist honored with Borlaug Field Award for her work on farmer engagement and empowerment
20.09.23-
Food security
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA, PHILIPPINES (September 19, 2023) – International Rice Research Institute (IRRI…
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International crop science conference tackled various applications of genomics and bioinformatics
19.09.23-
Food security
POHANG, South Korea (September 18, 2023) - The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), Hando…
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