The 2023-2024 El Niño had a catastrophic impact on East and Southern African countries as it triggered heavy rainfall and lingering floods from April to May 2024 . In Tanzania’s Rufiji District, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reported that around 88,000 people have been affected and 6,000 have been displaced. Reports also show that the
Project proponents share key results to date of the implementation of the localized RCM in Indonesia. The project is funded by the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) of the Republic of Korea. BANDUNG and JAKARTA, Indonesia, 09 July 2024 ~ In less than a year, the Layanan Konsultasi Padi (LKP) project has helped farmers gain an average
The PlantDirect project , in collaboration with Market Intelligence Work Package (WP2) 2, facilitated a workshop on Gender-intentional Target Product Profile (TPP) design in Varanasi, India, with stakeholders from the Indo-Gangetic Plains. They aimed to identify and develop suitable rice varieties tailored to stakeholders’ needs in the DSR value chain, which is crucial for scaling up regional rice production. The
In recent times, the role of women farmers has been dramatically emphasized to speed up the diffusion of agricultural innovations. Besides, it has been observed that extension programs implemented through collectivized and non-collectivized women farmers show differential adoption rates. Technological interventions such as capacity building for quality seed production, when channeled through group-based women farmers, result in enhanced technical know-how
More than 100 promising lines were selected by IRRI and India NARES partners for the future development of improved rice varieties. Coordinated efforts between institutions significantly enhanced rice research and development in the region. IRRI and ICAR-IIRR coordination is crucial in providing technical support to NARES partners for capacity building. IRRI South Asia Hub, Hyderabad, India (25 May 2024)—
With the APART’s closure approaching, IRRI and partners are starting to discuss a comprehensive exit strategy that will ensure the continuation and sustainability of the technologies and practices introduced by the project for the rice value chain in Assam. The Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART) will conclude in 2024. To ensure the continuity of its impact, the Assam
Growing rice, a crop that demands huge amounts of water, results in significant groundwater depletion across the rice-producing areas of Haryana in India. To reverse this, IRRI is building capacities and encouraging farmers to adopt water use efficiency and crop diversification. Groundwater depletion: the bane of wheat-rice cropping system Back in the 1960s, the northern states of Punjab and Haryana
International rice prices have risen substantially. Over the past year, the main factors driving world market prices have been El Niño, and the export restrictions from India, the world’s largest rice exporter. Since January 2024, however, prices have declined as El Niño conditions have now ended and fertilizer prices have also declined substantially from their peaks in mid-2022 and have