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CGIAR supports innovative new Brazil-led accelerator RAIZ
20.11.25Launched at UNFCCC COP30 in Belém, the RAIZ accelerator will unite governments and investors behind…
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Over USD 142 million pledged at COP30 to advance CGIAR’s mission of a food-secure future
15.11.25COP30 Delegates at the Embrapa/Gates Foundation Innovation Showcase The United Kingdom, Belgium, Den…
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Brazil's Cop30 summit has high hopes for the planet - but will it signal a green future?
12.11.25CGIAR Executive Managing Director Ismahane Elouafi explains in an article in The National ahead of…
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New CGIAR Evidence Sets Out Blueprint for a Low-Carbon, Regenerative and Equitable Food System Transition at COP30
10.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
As countries prepare to gather in Belém for COP30, CGIAR today launched seven new evidence-based…
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Join Ismahane Elouafi at the CNN Global Perspectives - Soil to Scale event
05.11.25Join Ismahane Elouafi discussing pathways to resileint food systems in Africa at the CNN Soil…
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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Diversifying rice-based cropping systems under natural farming in Uttar Pradesh with peppermint
27.03.23-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmers in the Barabanki Region of Uttar Pradesh started cultivating peppermint to improve their pro…
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Enriching seed systems: IRRI-Africa collaborates with partners to enhance rice seed production in Tanzania
22.03.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
Moshi, Kilimanjaro, 28th February - 02 March 2023 - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)…
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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
16.03.23-
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
16.03.23-
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
13.03.23-
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
27.02.23-
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
14.02.23-
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
03.02.23-
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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