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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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Enhancing seed quality in Sri Lanka through improved drying and storage
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IRRI and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations through the Closing Rice…
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Scaling sustainable rice farming practices to achieve food security in Asia
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Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
JAKARTA, Indonesia— Experts gathering at the 5th Responsible Business Forum (RBF) on Food a…
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Sowing the seeds of rice self-sufficiency in Africa through capacity building
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Food security
Workshop participants discuss constraints in the production and delivery of quality rice seed in Uga…
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Water for Food: PhilRice and IRRI jointly organized field day to create awareness on sustainable water management
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Environmental health
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Food security
After the field demonstration, the participants were shown other water-saving technologies. Engr. Le…
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IRRI and Philippine Science and Technology Department partner to advance scientific and technological collaboration
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Food security
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Nutrition
26 March 2018, Los Baños, Philippines – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the…
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Assam signs agreement with IRRI and development partners for Agribusiness and Rural Transformation project funded by World Bank
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Food security
16 March, Guwahati, Assam-Initiating next steps for the world-bank funded project ‘Assam Agribusin…
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Breakthrough in improving yield potential could continue what the Green Revolution started
21.03.18A lot has been written about the Green Revolution in the late 1960s, which…
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AfricaRice and IRRI agree to a step-change in partnership to harness synergies and accelerate their impact in Africa on rice-based food systems
19.03.18The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have…
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Paving the way for sustainable rice production in Asian countries
16.03.18Farmers from Chainat Province share their experiences about using Laser Leveling. “Before, we expe…
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Giving Cambodia Youth a taste of rice science
13.03.18His Excellency Hang Chuon Naron, Ambassadors Heidt and Longhurst graciously took time to join the…
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Agriculture Minister, key stakeholders praise progress of Golden Rice in Bangladesh
13.03.18March 6 2018 - DHAKA, BANGLADESH – “Bangladesh will march forward on Golden Rice” said…
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Scaling-up opportunities for unfavorable rice environments
12.03.18Centering around the theme: “Capitalizing on gains made: Towards enhanced nutrition, livelihood, a…
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IRRI, Paul Hastings LLP collaborate to strengthen legal agreements with private organizations
12.03.18IRRI extends its gratitude to Paul Hastings LLP for its excellent work in helping the…
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How rice plants “manage” water under drought
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
Because of low rainfall and lack of irrigation infrastructure, water management is often not an…
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Why sustainable water management needs more than technologies
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Food security
There are many technologies can reduce water input in irrigation schemes but many other factors…
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Dr. Krishna Joshi appointed as IRRI Representative in Nepal
01.03.18IRRI is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Krishna Joshi as the Institute’s representative…
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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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