The role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units in averting endemic crop diseases: the example of rice blast in Bangladesh The role of CGIAR Germplasm Health Units in averting endemic crop diseases: the example of rice blast in Bangladesh March 22, 2022 Germplasm Health Units (GHUs) are institutional phytosanitary units of the CGIAR designed to facilitate bioresource transfer for...Read More
Off-farm employment increases women’s empowerment: Evidence from rice farms in the Philippines Off-farm employment increases women’s empowerment: Evidence from rice farms in the Philippines March 9, 2022 Women were slightly more empowered in farm household decision-making if they were engaged in off-farm employment and...Read More
Integrated weed management in transplanted rice: Options for addressing labor constraints and improving farmers’ income in Bangladesh Integrated weed management in transplanted rice: Options for addressing labor constraints and improving farmers’ income in Bangladesh January 11, 2022 Weeds are among the main biological constraints to realizing attainable rice yield potential and significantly reducing profitability....Read More
Green Super Rice (GSR) traits: Breeding and genetics for multiple biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in rice Green Super Rice (GSR) traits: Breeding and genetics for multiple biotic and abiotic stress tolerance in rice November 8, 2021 The Green Super Rice (GSR) breeding strategy began in 2008 at IRRI to efficiently develop lines with...Read More
Co-benefits of nutrient management tailored to smallholder agriculture Co-benefits of nutrient management tailored to smallholder agriculture October 12, 2021 While inorganic fertilizers combined with high-yielding varieties, mechanization, irrigation, and other inputs have contributed to sustained increases...Read More
Conservation agriculture improves soil health: Major research findings from Bangladesh Conservation agriculture improves soil health: Major research findings from Bangladesh September 20, 2021 This chapter explores how, in Bangladesh, conservation agriculture improves soil physical, biochemical, and biological health, leading to...Read More
Abiotic stress tolerance: Progress and pathways of sustainable rice production Abiotic stress tolerance: Progress and pathways of sustainable rice production September 13, 2021 Investment, innovation, and empowering the world’s most vulnerable populations are required to establish a rice production system...Read More
What drives consumer demand for packaged rice? Evidence from South and Southeast Asia What drives consumer demand for packaged rice? Evidence from South and Southeast Asia July 16, 2021 The demand for improved packaging, branding, and labeling of rice is expected to rise in Asia. Because...Read More
An impact of agronomic practices of sustainable rice-wheat crop intensification on food security, economic adaptability, and environmental mitigation across eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains An impact of agronomic practices of sustainable rice-wheat crop intensification on food security, economic adaptability, and environmental mitigation across eastern Indo-Gangetic Plains July 9, 2021 Most of the studies in EIGP were conducted on zero-tillage based on a single crop in rice-wheat...Read More
Women of scientific substance: Corinne Mira Marfori-Nazarea Women of scientific substance: Corinne Mira Marfori-Nazarea April 15, 2021 Corinne Mira Marfori-Nazarea is one of the scientists at IRRI working on rice biofortification. “I think our...Read More