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on 27 March 2015
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its partners released at least twenty-eight new rice varieties to governments of eight countries in Asia and Africa in 2014.
on 18 February 2015
The Indonesian government is ramping up efforts to become food-secure through rice self-sufficiency and plans to greatly increase investments in agriculture, as well as strengthen collaborations with international research partners.
on 28 October 2014
The second Green Revolution in rice has been under way for more than 6 years, reckons Robert Zeigler, director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).
on 01 October 2014
LOS BAÑOS, Laguna - "One thing is clear about climate change—we need to be ready for it," said DA Undersecretary Fred Serrano to 400 farmers who attended the Araw ng Magsasaka sa IRRI (Farmers’ Day at IRRI).
on 29 May 2014
The 3000 Rice Genomes Project, a collaboration between the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, the International Rice Research Institute, and BGI, provides a massive rice genomic sequence resource for worldwide use.
on 20 May 2014
New Delhi - About 10 million of the poorest and most disadvantaged rice farmers have been given access to climate-smart rice varieties, which includes flood-tolerant ones.
on 16 April 2014.
Mutual protection of elite breeding lines marked a renewed collaboration between the Philippine Rice Research Institute(PhilRice) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), signed at the PhilRice headquarters at the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, on 3 April 2014.
on 19 February 2014
In 2013, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its partners released 44 new and improved rice varieties, continuing the decades-long mission of using rice science to reduce hunger. Around half of the current global population—or about 3.5 billion people—relies on rice as a source of sustenance and livelihood.
on 18 December 2013
The CGIAR, a global agriculture research partnership, recently announced a milestone in the fight against poverty through food security.
on 02 December 2013
Scientists from Japan and IRRI have discovered a rice gene that could increase production by 13–36%.
on 15 December 2011
Farmers in Burundi will soon sow the seeds of hard work and international cooperation with the release of two new rice varieties set to boost rice production and meet the rapidly growing demand for rice in Burundi.