KIBOS, KENYA, 2 August 2023 — In its continued efforts to strengthen the rice sector in Kenya, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) donated a seed dresser to the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO). This is considered a game-changing initiative that has the potential not only to boost quality seed supply but also trigger the overall growth of
floods threaten the food, health, and livelihood security of farmers in Tanzania’s floodplains. Aside from the significant crop losses, extreme floods are forcing farmers to rent, sell, or abandon their crops and farms. (Photo: IRRI-Africa) Scientists from the Sokoine University of Agriculture, the University of Copenhagen, the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute, and the International Rice Research Institute are using satellite
(Photo: IRRI India) Agricultural digital technologies are transforming food systems and offering farmers new opportunities to improve their crop management, productivity, and income. Through “digital doctor” apps, farmers can now access important information in real time through their smartphones so they can make science-based decisions. These mobile apps can help farmers even in very remote areas maximize their irrigation schedules
Leading technology giants like Amazon and Google are applauding and supporting the research institute’s innovative uses of artificial intelligence to accelerate the development of high-yielding, nutrition-rich, and climate-resilient rice crops, and to help farmers all over the world enhance their productivity and livelihoods. During his keynote at the AWS re: Invent 2023 conference a few weeks ago, Amazon’s Vice President
(Photo source: VinFuture) HANOI, VIETNAM – December 12, 2023 – The 2023 VinFuture Special Prize for Innovators from Developing Countries has honored Indian American Professor Gurdev Singh Khush and Vietnamese Professor Vo Tong Xuan for their significant contributions to the invention and advancement of disease-resistant rice varieties, ensuring global food security. Led by The VinFuture Foundation, the annual VinFuture Prize
VARANASI, INDIA, 18 December 2023 – Scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) developed a robust, first ever speed breeding protocol for rice that will achieve 4 to 5 crops of rice in one year – almost double of what has been possible in breeding programs until now. This protocol will be important to accelerate breeding new improved varieties
(BOGOR, Indonesia, 18-19 December 2023) – IRRI’s key partner in Indonesia, Badan Standardisasi Instrumen Pertanian (BSIP also known as the Agricultural Instruments Standardization Agency), conducted a two-day meeting on 18-19 December 2023. Held at BSIP Food Crop office in Bogor, the meeting was attended by 10 Rice Crop Manager (RCM) Indonesia Implementation Teams from BSIP and IRRI. The meeting aimed
MANILA, Philippines (25 October 2023) – Coming after the official launch of the ASEAN-CGIAR Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security Regional Program in Malaysia, representatives for two of the eight Intervention Packages convened for a planning workshop in Manila on 20 October 2023. The ASEAN-CGIAR Innovate for Food and Nutrition Security Regional Program is a multi-year cross and trans-disciplinary research