IRRI and BSIP Conduct Training of Trainers on LKP 2.0 and Farm Mapping Using GPS
29 July 2024, Indonesia: IRRI and its key partner organization in the Rice Crop Manager (RCM) Indonesia project, BSIP (Indonesian Agency for
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Enhancing the Resilience of Our Farmers and Our Food Systems: Global Collaboration at DialogueNEXT
28 July 2024, Africa: “Achieving food security by mid-century means producing at least 50 percent more food,” said U.S. Special Envoy for
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PMRA Approves First Herbicide for Drone Application in Canada
25 July 2024, China: The use of drones for spraying pesticides on crops is still off-label and not legal in Canada, but
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Battling the Red Palm Weevil
25 July 2024, Africa: The red palm weevil can devastate the valuable date palm plantations of the Middle East. Yet, date producers
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Unlocking Zambia’s Maize Potential Through Crop Diversity
CIMMYT and ZARI trial different methods to increase maize productivity. 25 July 2024, Zambia: While maize is the primary staple food crop
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East and Southern Africa Crop Tour Provides Farmers Opportunity to Evaluate New Rice Varieties and Technologies
24 July 2024, Tanzania: Scientists from IRRI, Africa Rice Center, and national agricultural research and extension system (NARES) partners engaged with rice
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Rice Crop Manager: Delivering Results for Indonesian Farmers
24 July 2024, Indonesia: In less than a year, the Layanan Konsultasi Padi (LKP) project has helped farmers gain an average income
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Empowerment by Design: Gender-intentional Rice Breeding Through Target Product Profiling
24 July 2024, New Delhi: The PlantDirect project, in collaboration with Market Intelligence Work Package (WP2) 2, facilitated a workshop on Gender-intentional
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CIMMYT Scientists Deliver Training to Improve Agriculture in Uzbekistan
24 July 2024, Uzbekistan: Scientists from the Research Institute of Plant Genetic Resources in Uzbekistan (RIPGR) attended training on gene bank management
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There’s an Increasing Interest for Hubs in Mexico
22 July 2024, Mexico: “We know about what CIMMYT has done with the hubs here in Mexico, so we’re trying to understand
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