Experts from the Chainat Rice Research Center (CRRC) and the IRRI-CORIGAP Project conducted a joint workshop on Adaptive Research for Target Groups and Best Practices from the CORIGAP Project last 28-30 November 2022 in Chainat Province, Thailand. The workshop aimed to share project best practices and technologies among the broader groups under the Thai Rice Department (RD), capture their perceptions
The new CGIAR Initiative Seed Equal- Delivering Genetic Gains to Farmers Fields is accelerating its engagement with rice sector stakeholders and rice farmers in South Asia with various consultations, visits, and workshops. Organized with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), these activities were conducted by the Seed Equal Work Package 4 team in collaboration with Work Package 1 and Work
Avni Mishra, Ranjitha Puskur, Linda Etale One cannot refute the contribution women provide to the agriculture sector where they constitute 43% of the agricultural labor force . 79% of these women depend on agriculture as their primary source of income. In addition to the agricultural activities which span from production, post-harvest, marketing, and agro-processing activities, women are also actively
Climate-smart agriculture (CSA)-based management practices are evolving as a viable and sustainable alternative to conventional rice-wheat cropping systems across south Asia for better resources conservation and yield stability. We hypothesized that CSA management scenarios (layering of different indicators/practices) could reduce weed density and composition, and diversity indices with no negative impact on wheat performance under rice/maize-based systems. Rice-wheat (RW) is
A strong collaboration between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its national agricultural research and extension system (NARES) partners is crucial in increasing the prosperity of small and marginal farmers through the proliferation of rice science, according to Sudhanshu Singh, director of IRRI-South Asia Regional Centre (IRRI-SARC). Dr. Singh added that IRRI-SARC continues to extend all-around support to collaborating
31 August 2021, Los Banos – IRRI’s Rice Crop Manager (RCM) team launched a free interactive, digital micro-course that enables agriculture extension workers to learn about site-specific nutrient management (SSNM), the science behind RCM. Available via Learn.Ink beginning 31 August, the mobile training course features a user-friendly interface that utilizes simplified English and course-building algorithms for the enhanced presentation of
The Indian Council of Agricultural Research–Indian Institute of Rice Research (ICAR-IIRR) and International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) conducted a virtual brainstorming session on the development and deployment of low-cost, climate-smart, and site-specific strategies for improving productivity, profitability and resilience of rice-based production systems in India. Around 100 participants from various ICAR institutes and agricultural universities actively took part in Climate-smart
Nafees Meah and Sheetal Sharma Global food production is required to increase between 50–70% by 2050 driven by population growth,, income growth, and change in diets. However, global warming is already having a profound effect on food production around the world and in the global south in particular. With warmer temperatures have come increased frequency of droughts and floods,