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Climate-smart agriculture (CSA)-based management practices are evolving as a viable and sustainable alternative to conventional rice-wheat cropping systems across south Asia for better resources conservation and yield stability. We hypothesized that CSA management scenarios (layering of different indicators/practices) could reduce weed density and composition, and diversity indices with no negative impact on wheat performance under rice/maize-based systems. Rice-wheat (RW) is

Avni Mishra, Ranjitha Puskur, Linda Etale One cannot refute the contribution women provide to the agriculture sector where they constitute 43% of the agricultural labor force . 79% of these women depend on agriculture as their primary source of income. In addition to the agricultural activities which span from production, post-harvest, marketing, and agro-processing activities, women are also actively

Scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), in collaboration with the CGIAR Seed Equal Africa team and local partners, held capacity building activities for rice seed system stakeholders in Africa for the new CGIAR Initiative Seed Equal- Delivering Genetic Gains to Farmers Fields . High-quality seeds and improved seed varieties are among the most important inputs farmers can utilize

To strengthen the partnership between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Burundi, IRRI Director General Dr. Jean Balié visited the IRRI-Burundi office from December 10-11, 2022. The visit underscores IRRI’s active role in the development of the rice sector of the country, and of the Sub-Saharan African region. During his visit, he met with the Minister of Environment, Agriculture

Experts from the Chainat Rice Research Center (CRRC) and the IRRI-CORIGAP Project conducted a joint workshop on Adaptive Research for Target Groups and Best Practices from the CORIGAP Project last 28-30 November 2022 in Chainat Province, Thailand. The workshop aimed to share project best practices and technologies among the broader groups under the Thai Rice Department (RD), capture their perceptions

The new CGIAR Initiative Seed Equal- Delivering Genetic Gains to Farmers Fields is accelerating its engagement with rice sector stakeholders and rice farmers in South Asia with various consultations, visits, and workshops. Organized with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), these activities were conducted by the Seed Equal Work Package 4 team in collaboration with Work Package 1 and Work

A transformative approach under IRRI’s Product Development and Varietal Replacement Strategy Swati Nayak * Mosharaf Hossain ** Kuntal Das *** Innovation Credit: AGGRi (Accelerated Genetic Gain in Rice) and One Rice Breeding A country like India has a strong history of rice breeding programs that led to the development of thousands of varieties targeting different rice ecosystems released by the

The courtesy meeting between top leaders of Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and One-CGIAR South East Asia and Pacific took place on 15th November 2021. Minister Le Minh Hoan remarked that the discussion in this meeting would be insightful for the Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development Strategy to 2030 and Vision to 2050 which was in development.