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(BOGOR, Indonesia, 19 September) – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is committed to optimizing the use of fertilizer in rice production through the Rice Crop Manager (RCM) Indonesia platform, locally known as Layanan Konsultasi Padi (LKP). Last week, the RCM Indonesia Project team members from IRRI HQ and IRRI Indonesia had the opportunity to meet with two key figures

by Gene Hettel Two future World Food Prize Laureates, Dr. Swaminathan (1987) and Gurdev Khush (1996), confer in the IRRI rice research plots in 1984. (IRRI file photo) Eminent agricultural scientist, geneticist, and administrator Dr. M.S. Swaminathan (at left in first photo), 98, passed away 28 September at his residence in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. He was director general

The Australian Government has announced additional funding of A$ 1 Million to the ASEAN-CGIAR Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security Regional Program as part of its commitment to ensure long-term resilience and sustainability of agri-food systems in the ASEAN region and its member countries. JAKARTA, 7 September 2023 – As most of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member

For approaches to be transformative, what is required is a broader and more comprehensive understanding and appreciation of farmers’ realities and the changes needed to foster large-scale transformation in their livelihood trajectories while avoiding or mitigating the dangers of maladaptation. This means that the climate response has to involve those from numerous disciplines across the natural and social sciences. Furthermore,

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – The ASEAN-CGIAR Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security Regional Program will be officially launched on October 4, 2023. This program aims to scale up and scale out integrated innovations in order to enhance the resilience of ASEAN’s agri-food systems to climate change. The launching ceremony will be part of the 45th Meeting of the ASEAN Ministers

Significant efforts in agronomic research for development have been undertaken to address the challenges in rice cultivation in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite these efforts and achievements, considerable yield gaps in researcher-managed trials as well as farmers’ fields persist. The objectives of this paper are to provide the status quo of rice production and its main challenges,  selected achievements in rice agronomy

High temperatures cause significant yield losses in major rice-growing areas of the world, posing a stiff challenge in meeting the demand for rice from a steadily increasing population. Given that global warming is expected to continue with more frequent heat episodes, adaptation of field-scale crop management practices for preventing heat-induced yield and grain quality losses is vital. Water management is

(JAKARTA, Indonesia, 9 October) – Layanan Konsultasi Padi (LKP) version 2.0 was officially launched on 9 October 2023 by the Director General of the Indonesian Agriculture Instrument Standardization in Jakarta, Indonesia. An esteemed group of partners, including government officials, the private sector, donors, and NGOs, attended the event. The Director General of the Indonesian Agriculture Instrument Standardization, Prof. Dr. Ir.