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Four Essential Podcasts Featuring Dr. Ismahane Elouafi: Science, Systems, and the Future of Food
29.04.25In an era marked by mounting crises—climate extremes, deepening inequality, and growing food insec…
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The Road to Ending Malnutrition: How the Paris N4G Summit Sparked a Global Call to Action
17.04.25The Paris Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit brought global leaders and organizations together in a…
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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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IRRI facilitates agreement between KALRO and Advanta Seeds International in efforts to enhance access to seeds of improved rice varieties in Africa
22.03.23In many African countries, rice consumption outstrips production, which leads to huge imports to mee…
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IRRI Education introduces more than 50 micromodules for enhanced online learning
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
IRRI Education, the educational arm of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), is driving …
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Strengthening partnerships and programs for Asian Mega-Deltas
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
To strengthen its strategy, cooperation, and results management, the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-…
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IRRI-BMGF-PAU collaborate on the Dry Direct Seeded Rice Systems Project for the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India
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Food security
(Ludhiana, Punjab, March 3, 2023) - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) co-organized an…
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Rice demand and production projections for 2050: Opportunities for achieving self-sufficiency in Nepal
08.03.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The present trends of demand and supply of rice, in general, revealed that it would…
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IRRI wins the 2023 David and Betty Hamburg Award for Science Diplomacy for Seeds Without Borders
03.03.23-
Food security
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was selected as the recipient of the 2023 David…
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Adoption and performance of direct-seeded rice technology in the Philippines
27.02.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Rice is one of the major food cash crops in the Philippines, yet the cost…
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50 years of rice breeding in Bangladesh: Genetic yield trends
27.02.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
In rice, there has been very limited research on genetic gain in Asia in general,…
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Gender-friendly seed production trainings help Bangladeshi women own their future
27.02.23-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Gender disparity manifests in various ways, one of those being giving women limited access to…
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Climate-Smart Villages in Southeast Asia: The pivotal role of seed systems in rice-based landscapes
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
Given the aggravating nature of climate change impacts, rice farming will increasingly rely on impro…
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A deceptively simple hack boosts wheat yields in Bihar
17.02.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
As a warming planet desiccates crops around the world, threatening livelihoods and nutrition, farmer…
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IRRI and ACB: Igniting partnerships for ASEAN agrobiodiversity
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Biodiversity
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Food security
IRRI’s Director Jean Balié and Deputy Director General for Strategy, Engagement and Impact, Joann…
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IRRI-Mozambique conducts electronic data capture training
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Food security
The International Rice Research Institute Mozambique office organized an electronic data-capturing w…
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Salinity-tolerant rice variety set to boost rice yield in stress prone areas in Kenya
30.01.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Millions of hectares of land suited to rice production in Asia and Africa are not…
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Women-led community seed production and marketing enterprise sows change in Northern Bangladesh
23.01.23-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
The journey of Srimati Gouri Rani Shankar is nothing less than an inspiration for women…
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Collaboration between IRRI, Nong Lam University, and JICA to reduce postharvest losses and increase rice quality in Africa
20.01.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Nong Lam University, and Japan International Coope…
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Sustainable Rice Straw Management training conducted for Thailand rice industry actors
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
The IRRI mechanization and postharvest experts held a sustainable rice straw management training las…
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Introducing Climate-Smart Mapping and Adaptation Planning in Cambodia
16.01.23-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
To provide technical support on participatory climate-risk mapping and adaptation planning, the CGIA…
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