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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 plot to plate: Stakeholder insights from crop cafeteria event help guide rice varietal adoption in Bangladesh
21.05.25-
Food security
Participatory field evaluations with stakeholders reveal farmer-driven varietal preferences and offe…
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Seeing is believing: Farmers evaluate hybrid rice varieties in Bangladesh Field Days
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Food security
Field observations and farmer-driven insights from 100+ farmers during two field days help shape the…
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Training on mechanized direct-seeded rice (DSR) for precision sowing empowers local service providers in Nilphamari, Bangladesh
15.05.25by Sharif Ahmed, Abdullah Miajy, Abdul Haque, and Humnath Bhandari In northern Bangladesh, the wides…
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ADB initiative promotes water-saving irrigation practice in drought-prone Bangladesh region
15.05.25In a push to promote sustainable agriculture and combat groundwater depletion in Bangladesh’s drou…
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From Science to Scale: How Rice Crop Manager Is Revolutionizing Farming for Millions
15.05.25By Rowena Castillo, Benedict Jardinero and Kazuki SaitoInternational Rice Research Institute (IRRI) …
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IRRI Scientists Introduces New Breeding Approach to Harness Genomic Selection in Challenging Environments
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Food security
by Waseem Hussain, Mahender Anumalla, Margaret Catolos, Joie Ramos, Ma. Teresa Sta. Cruz, …
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A Quarter Century Since the SUB1A Gene: New Flood-Tolerant Rice and Feeding Millions
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
By Waseem Hussain, Mahender Anumalla, Margaret Catolos, Joie Ramos, Ma Teresa Sta. Cruz, …
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Safeguarding Plant Health for Sustainable Rice
13.05.25by Christian Dohrmann Plant health is vital for both environmental and human well-being, as plants…
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How Climate-Resilient Short-Duration Cold-Tolerant Rice is Securing Farmers’ Livelihood in Haor Region of Bangladesh
08.05.25by Nusrat Jahan, Muhiuddin Faruquee, and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam The Haor wetlands in northeastern Ba…
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UPLB, KOICA, and IRRI Celebrate Completion of Main Structure of Advanced Genomics Research Center (AGRC)
07.05.25LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (22 April 2025) – The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB),…
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Scaling Zinc-Biofortified Rice to Fight Against Stunting in Indonesia
07.05.25By Untung Susanto1, Hasil Sembiring2, Russell Reinke2, and B.P. Mallikarjuna Swamy2 1National Resear…
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IRRI and BRMP Food Crops collect insights from Indonesian rice farmers through survey
05.05.25(BANDUNG & INDRAMAYU, Indonesia, 22-25 April 2025) - As part of efforts to continuously improve…
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DA-BAR and IRRI discuss strategies for advanced rice research and innovation in the Philippines
02.05.25Los Baños, Laguna (April 30, 2025) — The Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Agricultural Resea…
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IRRI IN PHOTOS: 65 years of innovations in rice science
30.04.25For over six decades, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has been at the forefront…
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IRRI welcomes Dr. Junel B. Soriano as new Deputy Director General - Philippines Representative
28.04.25The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is delighted to welcome Dr. Junel B. Soriano as…
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From data to impact: IRRI’s digital vision at CGIAR Science Week 2025
28.04.25By Shalini Gakhar As climate pressures and food insecurity continue to challenge global agriculture,…
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Women-led cooperatives and seed entrepreneurs drive seed innovation in Nepal
25.04.25By Prem Raj Bhatt, Mosharaf Hossain, Swati Nayak, Rabin Kushma Tharu, Jitendra Sah With women-led…
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IRRI and ICRISAT Set a Joint Vision to demonstrate Integrated Seed Systems for Dryland Farming in South Asia
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Food security
CGIAR centers align efforts to drive inclusive, impact-oriented research from 2025 to 2027 New Delhi…
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