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Yield advantage and economic performance of rice–maize, rice–soybean, and maize–soybean intercropping in rainfed areas of Western Indonesia with a wet climate Yield advantage and economic performance of rice–maize, rice–soybean, and maize–soybean intercropping in rainfed areas of Western Indonesia with a wet climate November 7, 2022 by Erythrina Erythrina, Susilawati Susilawati, Slameto Slameto, Made Delly Resiani, Forita Dyah Arianti, Jumakir Jumakir, Anis Fahri,...Read More
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Adoption trend of climate-resilient rice varieties in Bangladesh Adoption trend of climate-resilient rice varieties in Bangladesh October 24, 2022 by Swati Nayak, Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Kuntal Das, Saidul Islam, et al. The adoption of stress-tolerant versions...Read More
Hei Leung, renowned former IRRI principal scientist, passes away Hei Leung, renowned former IRRI principal scientist, passes away October 18, 2022 3 by Gene Hettel Dr. Hei Leung, a long-time respected plant pathologist and geneticist at the International Rice...Read More
IRRI on TikTok IRRI on TikTok October 12, 2022 Want to learn more about rice science? See field tours? How about a peek at science labs?...Read More
Global demand for rice genetic resources Global demand for rice genetic resources October 6, 2022 by Nelissa Jamora and Venuprasad Ramaiah This study was motivated by a need to document and understand...Read More
How does colonial heritage segment food markets? Evidence from rice consumers in Mauritania How does colonial heritage segment food markets? Evidence from rice consumers in Mauritania September 29, 2022 by Kofi Britwum and Matty Demont A key contribution of this study is the evaluation of consumer...Read More
Impact of cropping system diversification on productivity and resource-use efficiencies of smallholder farmers in south-central Bangladesh Impact of cropping system diversification on productivity and resource-use efficiencies of smallholder farmers in south-central Bangladesh September 23, 2022 by Shah-Al Emran, Timothy Krupnik, Sreejith Aravindakshan, Virender Kumar, and Cameron Pittelkow The government of Bangladesh has...Read More
The importance of market signals in crop varietal development: Lessons from Komboka rice variety The importance of market signals in crop varietal development: Lessons from Komboka rice variety September 19, 2022 by Mary Ng’endo, MaryLiza Kinyua, Lourine Chebet, Samuel Mutiga, Joseph Ndung’u, Oliver Nyongesa, Simon Njau, Ajay Panchbhai,...Read More