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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
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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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IRRI inks MoU furthering research cooperation with Nepal’s Agriculture & Forestry University
21.02.2014 February 2020, Kathmandu, Nepal – International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Director …
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IRRI India, IRRI SARC, convene on Transforming Food Systems through Sustainable Value Chains
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Food security
04 February Delhi, India - The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) South Asia Office in…
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IRRI SARC hosts Maharashtra delegation to share best practices and innovations in farming
20.01.20Varanasi, 12 January 2020 - Hon’ble Shri Sunil Baburao Mendhe, Member of Parliament from…
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Food imperatives in context of the agriculture, nutrition, and environment nexus
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Food security
IRRI Representative for South Asia Dr. Nafees Meah is the guest editor for “Food…
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Advancing state goals with better rice varieties: Bihar Principal Secretary of Agriculture visits ISARC
08.01.20-
Food security
ISARC Director Dr. Arvind Kumar tours Government of Bihar’s Principal Secretary of the Depa…
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New CGIAR ‘GENDER’ Platform and investment announced to build more inclusive agricultural benefits and greater food security in developing countries
19.12.19-
Food security
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Gender equality
Nairobi, Kenya, 18 December 2019 — CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future,…
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Philippines approves Golden Rice for direct use as food and feed, or for processing
18.12.19December 18, Philippines - After rigorous biosafety assessment, Golden Rice “has been found…
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Cloud computing to help the rice sector in the Philippines
05.12.19In the photo are (from L to R): Dr. Ajay Kohli, IRRI Strategic Innovation…
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AfricaRice wins prestigious Al-Sumait Prize 2019
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Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Nutrition
Recognizing the important role of the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) in enhancing food security in…
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IRRI secures ASEAN Member States (AMS) endorsement for ASEAN Rice Net
07.11.19-
Food security
(Photo caption: Dr. Morell met with H.E. Dato Ali Apong to compliment the Government…
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Hybrid rice review: Updating notions about hybrid rice
05.11.19-
Environmental health
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Food security
Recent research and technological advancements have significantly improved the quality and viability…
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ADB-IRRI eye increased investments for sustainable agriculture technologies
30.10.19-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have recently …
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Outsmarting the enemy through proactive rice science
28.10.19-
Food security
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is collaborating with partners in the Healthy Crops…
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Positive impacts from 6 CGIAR Centers coming together to implement a range of climate-smart on-farm technologies
25.10.19-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Gender equality
A package of climate-smart technologies implemented by a consortium of CGIAR centers has resulted in…
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CGIAR centers push recommendations for CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Nutrition and Diets
15.10.19-
Food security
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Nutrition
Placing the Global South front and center Among the critical conversations had at the recently…
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The cereals imperative of future food systems
15.10.19-
Food security
The world urgently needs a transformation of the global food system, leading to healthier diets…
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Closing the gap: women-focused initiative empowers farmers in Odisha
03.10.19-
Gender equality
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Women farmers make up a sizeable part of rice production, but they have less opportunities…
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Conference highlights need for increased climate funding for rice agri-food systems
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
A global conference is calling for more investment in climate change initiatives for the world’s…
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