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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Science Week 2025 is Now
07.04.25The inaugural CGIAR Science Week gets underway in Nairobi, Kenya. From 7 to 12 April,…
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What are kids watching online? How digital food marketing shapes children’s and adolescents’ diets
03.04.25By Gabriela Fretes and Jef L. Leroy April 3, 2025 What do children and teens see when they…
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IRRI and Renewable Energy for Rural Areas’ partnership in Nepal introduces solar bubble dryer to address farmers’ problem in paddy drying
19.02.18Spring rice contributes around 20 percent of the total rice production in Nepal. However, farmers…
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Workshop on Agriculture Development Support Project aims to improve irrigation practices in Myanmar
14.02.18The Myanmar Department of Agriculture (DOA), together with the International Rice Research Institute…
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Dr. Humnath Bhandari appointed as IRRI Representative in Bangladesh
08.02.18IRRI is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Humnath Bhandari as IRRI Representative in…
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Dr. Uma Shankar Singh as Interim Director of IRRI South Asia Regional Centre, India
05.02.18IRRI is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Uma Shankar Singh as the Interim…
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World Bank-funded IRRI project launched in Assam, India to raise farmers’ productivity and income
26.01.18The World Bank, together with the Government of Assam, launched the Assam Agribusiness and Rural…
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International Rice Informatics Consortium holds workshop to discuss new technological breakthroughs
26.01.18The International Rice Informatics Consortium (IRIC) is an organization that aims to give stakeholde…
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IRRI accomplishments in Cambodia, highlighted during the 1st International Conference on Sustainable Intensification and Nutrition
26.01.18PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – more than 160 delegates were invited to the 1st International Conference…
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IRRI, BASF develop herbicide-tolerant rice
26.01.18Two farmers are inspecting crops with the Provisia gene planted to a field in Italy.…
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Philippine Department of Agriculture staff learn about laser leveling technology to improve farm outputs
05.01.18Orientation on basic tractor operation and pre-maintenance check as part of the hands-on exercises.I…
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Myanmar farmers gain knowledge on laser leveling operation and its benefits
05.01.18IRRI postharvest engineer Yan Lin Aung being interviewed by Myanmar local channel, DVB TV, during…
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John Schiller, former IRRI agronomist in Laos, passes away
19.12.17By Gene HettelDr. John M. Schiller, 72, passed away in Brisbane, Australia, on Monday (18…
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Rice value chain stakeholders from India develop change pathways to improve mechanization and postharvest
18.12.17A two-day workshop on educating stakeholders about ways to reduce losses in harvesting and postharve…
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Boosting rice production in the face of climate change
18.12.17The International Food Policy Research Institute forecasts that by 2050, rice prices will increase b…
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IRRI Bangladesh joined South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) in celebrating its 33rd charter day
18.12.17Last 10 December 2017, IRRI Bangladesh joined the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (…
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Thailand rice industry stakeholders receive training on improved postharvest management
15.12.17A training on post production rice processing was held in Nakhon Ratchasima and Chai Nat,…
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Eastern India Rainfed Lowland Shuttle Breeding Network (EIRLSBN) celebrated 25 Years of research accomplishments
06.12.17Eastern India Rainfed Lowland Shuttle Breeding Network (EIRLSBN) celebrated 25 years of its establis…
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Virgilio Carangal, former IRRI agronomist, passes away
01.12.17Dr. Virgilio R. “Pexy” Carangal, 84, former agronomist (1974-94) at the International Rice Resea…
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Celebrating biotechnology and its benefits to humanity
24.11.17The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) joins its host country, the Philippines, in celebra…
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