27 June 2022, Nairobi – International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Director General Dr. Jean Balié visited the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) President Dr. Agnes Kalibata and her team to enhance cooperation and explore ways to further intensify efforts to improve the productivity and incomes of rice farmers in Africa. As Africa emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic,
To promote resilient, inclusive, and productive Asian Mega-Deltas, CGIAR, together with government agencies from Vietnam and Cambodia and other relevant stakeholders, officially launched the initiative on Securing the Food Systems of Asian Mega-Deltas for Climate and Livelihood Resilience or AMD through an inception workshop held in TTC Can Tho Hotel, Can Tho City, Vietnam on 28-29 June 2022. The initiative
To promote resilient, inclusive, and productive Asian Mega-Deltas, CGIAR, together with government agencies from Vietnam and Cambodia and other relevant stakeholders, officially launched the initiative on Securing the Food Systems of Asian Mega-Deltas for Climate and Livelihood Resilience or AMD through an inception workshop held in TTC Can Tho Hotel, Can Tho City, Vietnam on 28-29 June 2022. The initiative
27 June 2022, Nairobi – International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Director General Dr. Jean Balié visited the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) President Dr. Agnes Kalibata and her team to enhance cooperation and explore ways to further intensify efforts to improve the productivity and incomes of rice farmers in Africa. As Africa emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic,
To create and foster better opportunities for the transformation of the Philippine agrifood sector, CGIAR, a global agricultural science consortium, provided an overview of its initiatives to be implemented in the country in a high-level meeting with key stakeholders on July 12, 2022 in Quezon City, Philippines. Dr. Stephan Weise, Asia Managing Director, Alliance of Bioversity International CIAT presented the
To enhance cooperation in agricultural research and education in India, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University and Annamalai University. The MOU signing ceremony was held on 11 July 2022 in New Delhi. These MOUs will strengthen the partnership between IRRI and both universities to promote and
NEW DELHI, India (12 July 2022) – The government of India, through the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare (DA&FW), and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) signed an Agreement for the commencement of Phase II Activities of the IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (IRRI SARC) to scale up the existing partnership for food and nutrition security in South Asian
Laser land leveling strongly complements sustainable rice production practices as it can help increase water, seed, and fertilizer use efficiency by at least 12, 27, and 10%, respectively. Already widely adopted in developed countries and recently in India and China, it is still not significantly adopted in countries such as Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam. The major reasons may