STORY OF CHANGE: From Rice Residue to Revenue
How Mr. Nguyen Cao Khai and Tien Thuan Cooperative turned rice straw into healthier fields, new livelihoods, and a model for circular agriculture in Vietnam.
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CIP and IRRI Promote Inclusive Precision Nutrient Management in the Mekong Delta
To support Vietnam’s one-million-hectare rice program, IRRI, CIP, and local partners hosted a participatory workshop in Can Tho to co-design gender-inclusive scaling strategies for precision nutrient management, addressing communication gaps that traditionally limit women farmers' access to crucial agricultural technology.
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What to expect as CGIAR heads to AFS Forum 2026
At the Africa Food Systems Forum 2026 in Kigali, CGIAR’s Scaling for Impact Program will explore how proven science can be connected with finance, partnerships and country delivery systems to transform Africa’s food systems at scale.
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Beyond Domestic Duties: How AgWISE Unlocks Women’s Agricultural Water Security
The Agriculture Water InSecurity (AgWISE) module, co-designed by CGIAR and Northwestern University, quantifies the material and psychosocial realities of women's agricultural water stress in Bangladesh to inform inclusive water governance and gender-responsive climate policies.
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Adoption Soars from Less Than 1% to Nearly 20%: Mechanized Direct Seeding Takes Root in Can Tho
By demonstrating clear improvements in yields, incomes, and nutrient efficiency, the Fertilize Right project expanded mechanized direct seeding to nearly 20% of rice farmers in Can Tho’s treatment communes within two seasons.
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Philippine National Agencies Discuss Methane Measurement, Reporting, and Verification Tools
To support the Philippines’ Global Methane Pledge commitments, national agencies and partners—including IRRI and GGGI—recently convened to review methane Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) tools and align capacity-building efforts focused primarily on the high-emitting rice and waste sectors.
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NZ and CGIAR Extend Partnership for Asian Delta Food & Climate Security
New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters announced a NZ$3.39 million extension to the CGIAR Asian Mega-Deltas initiative, funding a 12-month push to strengthen climate resilience, food security, and agricultural productivity across key delta regions in Asia.
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Stakeholders Convene to Build Low-Emission Rice MRV Pathway for Cambodia
A stakeholder consultation workshop in Siem Reap convened Cambodian government officials, international researchers, and private-sector leaders to establish a national Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (MRV) roadmap for low-emission rice production that balances climate mitigation with improved farmer livelihoods.