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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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How digging into root science can help crops grow in dry conditions
07.11.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (6 November 2024) —The importance of roots in plant growth is often…
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Building Partnerships for Innovative Rice Straw Management: Key to a Greener Future
05.11.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
KLUANG, Malaysia (25-26 October 2024) - Experts from governments, non-government organizations, acad…
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Sorjan Farming: A Climate-Smart Solution for Coastal Bangladesh
29.10.24-
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
by Sharif Ahmed, Manik Debnath, Bushra Humaira Sadaf, and Humnath Bhandari In the face of…
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From Theory to Action – Agriculture’s call to implement MRV for accurate climate reporting
28.10.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The agricultural sector contributes significantly to global GHG emissions. Accurate monitoring and m…
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UP Agriculture Ministry and IRRI announces 13th National Seed Congress
28.10.24-
Food security
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, (October 16, 2024) – The Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare…
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Boosting India's Rice Yields: A data-driven approach to sustainable agriculture
18.10.24-
Food security
Big data and machine learning combined with scenario and spatial analysis can identify context-depen…
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IRRI completes intensive refresher course on stewardship
17.10.24The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) recently concluded a two-month, 10-module refresher…
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Scaling high-yield rice variety in Kenya: Placing farmer cooperatives at the helm
16.10.24-
Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
by Shilomboleni, Helena; Murori, Rosemary; Njau, Simon; Musila, Ruth; Panchbhai, Ajay; Menge, Daniel…
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Seeding a Sustainable Future: How Youth and Women Quality Centers are Transforming Uganda’s Seed Landscape
15.10.24-
Gender equality
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Youth
by Allan Bomuhangi (IRRI), Jummai O. Yila (IRRI), Eileen Nchanji (Alliance of Bioversity Internation…
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Farmers Struggling for Livelihood: Water Woes in Coastal Region of Bangladesh
15.10.24-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
by Mou Rani Sarker, Bushra Humaira Sadaf and Ahmad Salahuddin With around 300 households, Hironpur…
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Breaking the cycle of poverty through Mechanized Farming: The Story of Madhuri Mallick
14.10.24-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
(Photo:) Madhuri was happy using this power reaper as it reduced her drudgery and also…
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Sustainable Homestead Farming for Better Food and Nutrition Security in Bangladesh: Farida Begum’s success story
14.10.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
Bushra Humaira Sadaf This article highlights Mrs. Farida Begum’s success in improving food securit…
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Advancing direct-seeded rice technology in northern Bangladesh through mechanized clustered demonstration
14.10.24-
Food security
Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Swati Nayak, Nuruzzaman, Saidul Islam, and Amaresh Chandel Agriculture is t…
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IRRI launches new IRG collection to accelerate linking trait discovery with breeding
08.10.24-
Food security
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has unveiled a new resource, the Released Variety P…
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Government, scientists, and NGOs come together in stakeholder’s workshop to discuss Asian mega delta activities in West Bengal
02.10.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Asian Mega-Deltas for Climate and Livelihood Resilience , known as the AMD Initiative, is one…
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Taking a step back to reflect and learn: Key for distilling learning and adaptive management
26.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Prama Mukhopadhyay, Ranjitha Puskur, Deepali Chadha, Hom N. Gartaula Climate change poses severe ris…
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The role of direct-seeded rice in promoting sustainable agriculture and improving the livelihood of Bangladeshi farmers
26.09.24-
Food security
(Photo: DSR sowing of seeds at Mr. Kamal’s plot) Muhammad Ashraful Habib*, Swati Nayak*, Nuruzzama…
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Mobilizing investment for resilient and low-emission agrifood systems in Asia through carbon markets
25.09.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Key Takeaways: The workshop explored how carbon markets could drive investments in low-emission rice…
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