Understanding Research and Evaluation system of improved crop variety release in India
Guest Author: Dr. Kuntal Das, Senior Specialist, International Rice Research Institute, South Asia Regional Centre, Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), India 05
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Latest news and updates related to IRRI (International Rice Research Institute)
Increasing prosperity of small and marginal farmers calls for strong collaboration between IRRI, ICAR, and national research partners
14 September 2021, New Delhi: A strong collaboration between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its national agricultural research and
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Philippines becomes first country to approve nutrient-enriched “Golden Rice” for planting
27 July 2021, Los Baños: Filipino farmers will become the first in the world to be able to cultivate a
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Unlocking rice gene diversity for food security
7 January 2020, Philippines: A new study published in the Nature journal opens the possibility to accelerate rice breeding to achieve food security
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New research project to develop salt- and flood-tolerant rice for Africa within five years
17 December 2020, Tanzania. Africa: Rice feeds 3.5 billion people globally, and provides up to 20% of the world’s daily
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Vietnam thanks IRRI for contribution to VNSAT, increasing rice productivity and income for farmers
15 December 2020, Vietnam: During the wrap-up workshop of the International Rice Research Institute’s (IRRI) consultancy to the Vietnam Sustainable
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Innovation key to sustainable intensification of polder agriculture in coastal Bangladesh
14 December 2020, Bangladesh: The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has launched the second phase of the Sustainable Intensification Innovation
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