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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
24.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Imagine going to your local market and finding empty shelves or skyrocketing prices for basic…
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CGIAR’s new flagship report will help decision-makers transform food, land, and water systems
17.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As the world faces unprecedented environmental and social challenges, CGIAR—the global partnership…
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CGIAR and CIFOR-ICRAF agree to strengthened collaboration
12.06.24To address the pressing challenges facing global food systems, CGIAR and The Center for Internationa…
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CGIAR and Brazil forge new partnership to strengthen food system resilience
12.06.24In a move to enhance agricultural resilience, the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrap…
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Famine in Gaza
18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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Dr. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton receives Crop Trust Legacy Award
28.02.18IRRI congratulates Dr. Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton, head of the International Rice Genebank, for rec…
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Dr. Buyung Hadi appointed as IRRI's representative in Cambodia
27.02.18IRRI is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Buyung Hadi as the Institute’s representative…
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Stakeholders evaluate the impact of Alternate Wetting and Drying Technology in Bangladesh
27.02.18Irrigated rice in Bangladesh accounts for nearly half of the country’s rice output. However variab…
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Gazette notification of Golden Rice approval by FSANZ
25.02.18GR2E Golden Rice passes FSANZ safety standards.The Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code has bee…
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Farmer-buyer collaboration can help increase farm productivity in Nepal
22.02.18Contract farming , a conditional arrangement on inputs and/or output between farmers and buyers, cou…
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Ben Juliano, renowned cereal chemist & national scientist, passes away
22.02.18By Gene HettelBienvenido O. “Ben” Juliano, 81, world-renown cereal chemist and Philippine Nation…
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IRRI, the Chinese Academy for Agricultural Sciences, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation team up to develop rice varieties for a Greener Revolution
19.02.18The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) together with the Chinese Academy of Agricultural S…
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IRRI and Renewable Energy for Rural Areas’ partnership in Nepal introduces solar bubble dryer to address farmers’ problem in paddy drying
19.02.18Spring rice contributes around 20 percent of the total rice production in Nepal. However, farmers…
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Workshop on Agriculture Development Support Project aims to improve irrigation practices in Myanmar
14.02.18The Myanmar Department of Agriculture (DOA), together with the International Rice Research Institute…
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Dr. Humnath Bhandari appointed as IRRI Representative in Bangladesh
08.02.18IRRI is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Humnath Bhandari as IRRI Representative in…
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Dr. Uma Shankar Singh as Interim Director of IRRI South Asia Regional Centre, India
05.02.18IRRI is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Uma Shankar Singh as the Interim…
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World Bank-funded IRRI project launched in Assam, India to raise farmers’ productivity and income
26.01.18The World Bank, together with the Government of Assam, launched the Assam Agribusiness and Rural…
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International Rice Informatics Consortium holds workshop to discuss new technological breakthroughs
26.01.18The International Rice Informatics Consortium (IRIC) is an organization that aims to give stakeholde…
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IRRI accomplishments in Cambodia, highlighted during the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Intensification and Nutrition
26.01.18PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – more than 160 delegates were invited to the 1st International Conference…
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IRRI, BASF develop herbicide-tolerant rice
26.01.18Two farmers are inspecting crops with the Provisia gene planted to a field in Italy.…
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Philippine Department of Agriculture staff learn about laser leveling technology to improve farm outputs
05.01.18Orientation on basic tractor operation and pre-maintenance check as part of the hands-on exercises.I…
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Myanmar farmers gain knowledge on laser leveling operation and its benefits
05.01.18IRRI postharvest engineer Yan Lin Aung being interviewed by Myanmar local channel, DVB TV, during…
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John Schiller, former IRRI agronomist in Laos, passes away
19.12.17By Gene HettelDr. John M. Schiller, 72, passed away in Brisbane, Australia, on Monday (18…
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