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The Hallbars Sustainability Research Institute has included IRRI’s 2021 annual Report in its 2022 Best in the World list under the category of agricultural research institutions. The Hallbars Awards reviews thousands of corporate sustainability reports, integrated annual reports, institutions reports, and documents from over one hundred countries and ranks them based on top quality. It showcases efforts worldwide for sustainability

The National Seed Board of Nepal has approved the release of seven new rice varieties for cultivation in 2022 namely Ghaiya-3, Hardinath-4, Hardinath-5, Hardinath-6, Khumal Basmati-16, Ganga Sagar-1, and Ganga Sagar-3. The newly released cultivars have multiple traits, including high-grain production, good grain quality, and resistance to pests and diseases. Some are also flood- and drought-tolerant and have 20% higher

The Assam Rural Infrastructure and Agricultural Services (ARIAS) Society, Government of Assam, has signed the extension of collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for transforming the rice-based agrifood systems in Assam under the World Bank funded Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation Project (APART). The project focuses on promoting climate-resilient production and processing of prioritized agriculture and allied commodities,

To acknowledge the efforts that Indonesia put into achieving rice self-sufficiency, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) awarded President Joko Widodo with a commemorative plaque for “Achieving Agri-Food Systems Resiliency and Rice-sufficiency During 2019-2021 through the Application of Rice Technology” in a ceremony at the State Palace in Jakarta on 14 August 2022. Presenting the award was IRRI Director General

The impacts of international agricultural research over the past 50 years show significant benefits for the environment and for food security, as well as a cost benefit ratio providing 10 dollars in social benefit for every dollar invested in it. To 2030, with a greater focus on sustainability, impacts are expected to benefit over 200 million people in rural areas

  Stakeholders of the all-rice value chain gathered together to raise awareness on the newly-released improved rice varieties in Mozambique on 12 July 2022. Participants including farmers from four districts in Zambezia province, officials of the International Rice Research Institute Mozambique office and its partners worked together and discussed the different improved rice varieties and identify which are suitable for

  CGIAR, together with government agencies and other relevant stakeholders, conducted the country launch of the Initiative on Securing the Food Systems of Asian Mega-Deltas for Climate and Livelihood Resilience (AMD) in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 10 August 2022. With the goal of promoting resilient, inclusive, and productive Asian Mega-Deltas, the AMD initiative will focus on the three main deltas in

  A training program organized by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Bangladesh and the Seed Certification Agency (SCA) for private seed companies to help the sector understand the certification process and boost the domestic supply of quality rice seed. Twenty-five participants from Aftab Bahumukhi Farms Ltd., Ispahani Agro Ltd., Metal Agro Ltd., Lal Teer Seed Company Ltd., and