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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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From Listeners to Changemakers
25.07.24-
Food security
Broadcasting innovations in livestock production through native-language radio programs effectively …
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Using gendered assessment to promote sustainable livestock feed management in Dodoma, Tanzania
25.07.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Feed resource availability, quality, accessibility and seasonal variations significantly affect food…
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New vaccine to protect Mali’s sheep and goats against peste des petits ruminants
25.07.24-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
A recent workshop in Mali set the stage for a significant project tackling peste des…
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IRRI and BSIP Conduct Training of Trainers on LKP 2.0 and Farm Mapping Using GPS
25.07.24-
Food security
Indonesia and IRRI expand the dissemination of Rice Crop Manager across the country with a…
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Empowerment by design: Gender-intentional rice breeding through Target Product Profiling
23.07.24-
Food security
The PlantDirect project , in collaboration with Market Intelligence Work Package (WP2) 2, facilitate…
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Rice Crop Manager: Delivering results for Indonesian farmers
23.07.24-
Food security
Project proponents share key results to date of the implementation of the localized RCM in…
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Vietnam's pilot low-emission rice farming shows promise: Increased yields, profits, and sustainability
23.07.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
A pilot farm in Vietnam has demonstrated success in high-quality, low-emission rice farming. Compare…
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East and Southern Africa Crop Tour provides farmers opportunity to evaluate new rice varieties and technologies
23.07.24-
Food security
Scientists from IRRI, Africa Rice Center, and national agricultural research and extension system (N…
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Breeders identify promising lines for developing future rice varieties for South Asia
11.07.24-
Food security
More than 100 promising lines were selected by IRRI and India NARES partners for the…
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Making Rice–Cultivation Water-Efficient and Sustainable for Haryana
04.07.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
Growing rice, a crop that demands huge amounts of water, results in significant groundwater depletio…
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ARIAS Society, IRRI plan sustainable rice farming future in Assam post-APART
04.07.24-
Food security
With the APART’s closure approaching, IRRI and partners are starting to discuss a comprehensive ex…
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Heat-Tolerant Rice Varieties Promises Increased Yields in Bangladesh
02.07.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
New heat-tolerant rice varieties developed to combat high night temperatures could save Bangladesh m…
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Sudan’s food crisis deepens as conflict intensifies
01.07.24-
Food security
By Khalid Siddig and Rob Vos July 1, 2024 After 14 months of escalating internal conflict, Sudan …
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Odisha and IRRI promote sustainable rice production using dhaincha and organic fertilizer
01.07.24-
Food security
IRRI promotes enhanced crop and soil productivity through the balanced use of chemical and organic…
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Refinements to potato market segmentation
28.06.24-
Food security
Diego Naziri, Thiago Mendes, Elisa Salas, Moctar Kante, Sunil Chaudhari, Agnes Gitonga A consultativ…
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Are rice systems sustainable in Sri Lanka? – A case of Deduru Oya reservoir irrigation scheme
23.06.24-
Food security
Paddy cultivation is significant in Sri Lanka, as 15% of the country’s land is dedicated…
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IRRI joins forces with Vietnam Seed Corporation to develop premium rice varieties
18.06.24-
Food security
In a bid to improve Vietnam's rice production, Vinaseed, the country's leading seed company, joined…
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WEBINAR: Urban and city region food systems: bridging gaps between government levels
12.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
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