New Delhi, India (29 August 2024): An initiative led by the Agricultural and Processed Food Products Export Development Authority (APEDA), in collaboration with the IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC), is at the forefront of revolutionizing rice-based agri-food systems in India by enhancing the value of non-basmati rice varieties. The varieties are positioned as key contributors to the emerging low
Sharif Ahmed, Abdullah Miajy, and Humnath Bhandari Bangladesh’s economy dramatically depends on its agriculture sector, which contributes 13% to its gross domestic product. The country’s food security heavily relies on rice production, as rice is a staple food and the primary source of calories. Thus, 75% of the country’s land is used for rice cultivation. Rice monocropping is the
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (30 August 2024) – A team of researchers at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has identified genes and markers responsible for low glycemic index (GI) and high protein content in rice, using genetics and artificial intelligence classification methods. Their study, recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) , revealed a superior
Deepali Chadha, Prama Mukhopadhyay, Hom N. Gartaula, Ranjitha Puskur Multi-stakeholder platforms can help solve complex challenges by pooling diverse expertise and experience, but balancing the diverse priorities and conflicting interests of various stakeholders presents its own challenges. A specific multi-stakeholder platform itself may not be sustainable, but the habits of collaborating to solve complex challenges, the development processes triggered
Girija Prasad Swain, Mosharaf Hossain, and Swati Nayak Odishas’s 2020 agriculture policy recognizes the importance of cropping diversification in favor of oilseeds for higher and more stable farm income. The demand for oilseed products is rising with increasing per capita income, leading to higher production of oilseed crops. However, oilseeds occupy only 7% of the state’s gross cropping systems
Des Moines, IOWA – 28 August 2024 – The World Food Prize Foundation names International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Scientist Dr. Bas Bouman as one of its inaugural 2024 Top Agri-food Pioneers (TAP) . The TAP list, a new initiative by the World Food Prize Foundation in honor of the organization’s 38th anniversary, features 38 leading innovators, representing 20 countries
LOS BAÑOS, LAGUNA (17 August 2024) – His Excellency Tharman Shanmugaratnam, the President of the Republic of Singapore visited the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Los Baños Philippines headquarters, as part of his state visit to commemorate the 55th anniversary of the establishment of Singapore-Philippines diplomatic relations. President Shanmugaratnam’s Los Baños engagements at IRRI and the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity
Dr. Hussain and his team established an innovative method of germplasm screening in a farmer’s field at Infanta, a rice-growing municipality in the Philippine province of Quezon. (Photo: IRRI) Salinity is an agricultural problem that significantly affects rice production and is spreading in fields across the world. Poor irrigation practices, insufficient irrigation water during cropping seasons with low rainfall, high