Increasing national rice yields to 6 tons/hectare in the Philippines and elsewhere Increasing national rice yields to 6 tons/hectare in the Philippines and elsewhere June 15, 2017 Self-financed farmer cooperatives are a viable strategy to increase irrigated rice area to attain a national yield...Read More
Future rice climates in Africa Future rice climates in Africa June 8, 2017 Future rice production and food security across Africa are under pressure as a result of climate change-induced...Read More
Rice: The pulse of life in Myanmar Rice: The pulse of life in Myanmar June 2, 2017 A partnership between researchers and smallholder farmers in lower Myanmar is improving agricultural profitability and productivity through...Read More
Reimagining agricultural education Reimagining agricultural education May 25, 2017 IRRI Education is the next evolutionary step for IRRI’s training program.Read More
Africa’s rice farmers lose millions of dollars to parasitic weeds Africa’s rice farmers lose millions of dollars to parasitic weeds May 16, 2017 Rice lost to parasitic weeds would be enough to feed 4.5 million people a year.Read More
Improved management to increase the productivity of rice fallow pulses in Odisha Improved management to increase the productivity of rice fallow pulses in Odisha May 15, 2017 The Department of Agriculture (DoA) of Odisha is promoting improved management practices in rice-pulse cropping systems to...Read More
The global market post-2008 rice crisis era The global market post-2008 rice crisis era May 9, 2017 The 2007-08 rice price spike seems like a distant dream now considering the calmness in the rice...Read More
PRISM in perspective PRISM in perspective April 25, 2017 Information has the power to help policymakers make better decisions.Read More
Resistance from within Resistance from within April 19, 2017 2 A recent technology is giving rice scientists a new weapon for fighting the notorious brown planthoppers: a...Read More
Global research program on rice launches website Global research program on rice launches website April 11, 2017 LOS BAÑOS, Philippines – The CGIAR Research Program (CRP) on Rice Agri-Food Systems (RICE) officially launches its...Read More