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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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Safeguarding Plant Health for Sustainable Rice
13.05.25by Christian Dohrmann Plant health is vital for both environmental and human well-being, as plants…
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How Climate-Resilient Short-Duration Cold-Tolerant Rice is Securing Farmers’ Livelihood in Haor Region of Bangladesh
08.05.25by Nusrat Jahan, Muhiuddin Faruquee, and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam The Haor wetlands in northeastern Ba…
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UPLB, KOICA, and IRRI Celebrate Completion of Main Structure of Advanced Genomics Research Center (AGRC)
07.05.25LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (22 April 2025) – The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB),…
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Scaling Zinc-Biofortified Rice to Fight Against Stunting in Indonesia
07.05.25By Untung Susanto1, Hasil Sembiring2, Russell Reinke2, and B.P. Mallikarjuna Swamy2 1National Resear…
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IRRI and BRMP Food Crops collect insights from Indonesian rice farmers through survey
05.05.25(BANDUNG & INDRAMAYU, Indonesia, 22-25 April 2025) - As part of efforts to continuously improve…
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DA-BAR and IRRI discuss strategies for advanced rice research and innovation in the Philippines
02.05.25Los Baños, Laguna (April 30, 2025) — The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Agricultural Resea…
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IRRI IN PHOTOS: 65 years of innovations in rice science
30.04.25For over six decades, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has been at the forefront…
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IRRI welcomes Dr. Junel B. Soriano as new Deputy Director General - Philippines Representative
28.04.25The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is delighted to welcome Dr. Junel B. Soriano as…
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From data to impact: IRRI’s digital vision at CGIAR Science Week 2025
28.04.25By Shalini Gakhar As climate pressures and food insecurity continue to challenge global agriculture,…
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Women-led cooperatives and seed entrepreneurs drive seed innovation in Nepal
25.04.25By Prem Raj Bhatt, Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Rabin Kushma Tharu, Jitendra Sah With women-led…
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IRRI and ICRISAT Set a Joint Vision to demonstrate Integrated Seed Systems for Dryland Farming in South Asia
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Food security
CGIAR centers align efforts to drive inclusive, impact-oriented research from 2025 to 2027 New Delhi…
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Diversifying Cropping for Sustainable Farming: Challenges and Opportunities in Bangladesh
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Biodiversity
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Sharif Ahmed and Humnath Bhandari Agriculture in Bangladesh is predominantly focused on rice, with a…
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International Girls in ICT Day 2025: How advancing inclusive ICT is reducing the gender technology gap
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Gender equality
Ankita Tiwari* and Dr. Shalini Gakhar** Despite continuous advancements in agricultural technologies…
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IRRI showcases improved rice varieties and training farmers on climate-smart agriculture during Farmers’ Field Day in the Haor Region
24.04.25IRRI and partners empower haor farmers with climate-smart innovations to improve productivity, resil…
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IRRI Trait Development Links Upstream Research with Next-Gen Varieties
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Food security
by John Damien Platten, Amelia Henry, Myrtel Valenzuela In a recent Marschner Review in the…
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NIA and IRRI promote investment-targeting solutions for sustainable rice and water management in PH
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Food security
Quezon City, Philippines, (7 April, 2025) – The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) and the I…
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The Rice Dilemma: Can Sub-Saharan Africa Grow Enough to Feed Itself?
16.04.25In this opinion editorial for IRRI’s 65th Anniversary, IRRI Regional Director for Africa Dr. Abdel…
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New initiative equips BPI-NSQCS officials with bacterial panicle blight detection
16.04.25LOS BAÑOS, PHILIPPINES (March 12, 2025) – Bacterial panicle blight (BPB), caused by the seed-born…
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