By Preeti Bharti, Sheetal Sharma, and Ajay Kumar Mishra, IRRI In India, nearly 95% of the total degraded land is attributed to soil salinity/alkalinity. The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that over 6% of the world’s land area and approximately 20% of irrigated croplands grapple with salinity issues. Crops show a number of responses to salinity. Salinity affects the germination,
To promote the rice straw-based circular economy in Vietnam, the Farmer Field Day on improving the production of indoor and outdoor straw mushrooms was held in Thot Not District, Can Tho City on December 21, 2023. The event was hosted by the Can Tho Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD), in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
The collaborative effort between the International Rice Research Institute’s (IRRI) Mechanization Team and the Can Tho Department of Crop Production and Plant Protection was awarded second prize in the agriculture category of the 12th Can Tho City Technical Innovation Competition 2022-2023. The awarding ceremony was held in Can Tho City, Vietnam on December 15, 2023. The winning mechanized rice straw-based
9 December 2023 (DUBAI, UAE) – The CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD) and Wageningen University & Research (WUR) co-hosted a side event at COP28 titled “Climate Impacts in Asian Mega-Deltas: Finding Collaborative Solutions” bringing together a panel of experts from multi-level sectors to present key information and insights on loss and damage from climate change in the Ganges and
Hau Giang, Vietnam, December 13, 2023 – During the International Festival of Vietnam Rice Industry in Hau Giang, the significant collaboration between the Vietnam Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and IRRI was extended to develop and scale new technologies and innovations for the advancement of the rice sector in Vietnam. The recently signed Supplemental MOU aims to encompass
Hau Giang, Vietnam – December 12, 2023 – The ‘Vietnam – Africa Policy Dialogue on South – South cooperation for food system transformation’ workshop was co-organized by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as part of the 2023 International Rice Festival.
Hau Giang, Vietnam, December 12, 2023 – As one of the highlights of the International Rice Festival in Hau Giang, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) jointly organized the launch of the “Sustainable Development of One Million Hectares of High Quality and Low-Emission Rice Associated with Green Growth in the Mekong
Hau Giang, Vietnam, December 13, 2023 – As part of the International Festival of Vietnam Rice Industry – Hau Giang 2023, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD) and Hau Giang’s People’s Committee, with support from International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the CGIAR Initiative on Asian Mega-Deltas (AMD), conducted an international workshop on Science, Technology, and Innovation in