IRRI and BRMP Align Strategic Priorities For A Climate-Resilient And Rice Self-sufficient Indonesia
01 December 2025, Indonesia: IRRI meets the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Development and Modernization, also known as the Badan Perakitan dan Modernisasi Pertanian (BRMP), in a series of high-level discussions in Indonesia to reaffirm their shared commitment to promoting climate resilience, delivering research- and demand-driven solutions, and scaling farmer-centered innovations. BRMP furnished IRRI with an Endorsement Letter for Collaboration on 21 November 2025 to confirm their continued financial and institutional support for joint research and capacity-building efforts.
The Indonesian agricultural agency has renewed its mandate to drive agricultural development and modernization following the agency’s restructuring in 2024, which focused on strengthening the institution’s role in delivering improved varieties, mechanization, and modern agricultural systems, supported by a national network of technical centers, laboratories, experimental farms, and genetic resources. BRMP stated that improved seed systems, better fertilizer and water management, and the deployment of climate-smart technologies suited to swampy, upland, and rainfed ecosystems can significantly aid in accelerating national rice self-sufficiency.
“Indonesia faces increasingly complex challenges from climate variability to emerging diseases. We must respond with strong science and modern technology,” said BRMP Executive Director Dr. Husnain. “Our collaboration with IRRI is essential for ensuring that Indonesian rice farmers benefit from innovations in breeding, agronomy, and precision agriculture.”, he continued. National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Senior Researcher Dr. Hasil Sembiring provided his insights on the need for water-saving irrigation technologies, precise nutrient management, rice ratooning, and low-emission rice cultivation practices.
“The strong alignment between BRMP’s modernization agenda and IRRI’s Strategy 2025–2030 gives us a powerful foundation for high-impactful collaboration,” stated IRRI Director General Dr. Yvonne Pinto. “Our shared goal is to deliver innovations that improve nutrition, safeguard the environment, and support the livelihoods of Indonesia’s rice farmers. Our discussions showed real momentum toward solutions that are science-based, scalable, and grounded in national priorities.”
Together, the institutions identified priority work areas that align with IRRI’s 5-Year Strategy which include the development of stress-tolerant and nutrient-enriched varieties, modernization of breeding pipelines and seed systems, scaling of climate-smart and low-emission rice technologies, and strengthening of digital advisory services for farmers. The institutions also looked into training early- and mid-career researchers and enhancing institutional partnerships to accelerate innovation delivery.
Indonesia and IRRI have been working together for the past 53 years to develop modern rice varieties, technologies, and farm management practices that have played a central role in the country’s agricultural development. Between 1980 and 2017, Indonesia released 341 rice varieties, 210 of which have ancestry from IRRI’s breeding materials, demonstrating substantial genetic collaboration and strengthened capacities. Collaborative research efforts have further enhanced productivity and improved farmers’ livelihoods. In one of their most recently completed initiatives, the Rice Crop Manager, locally known as Layanan Konsultasi Padi (LKP), initiative generated more than 125,000 actionable field-specific rice farming recommendations
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