Working to boost food production in Africa: IRRI joins hands with CGIAR sister centers to help the continent achieve 90% rice self-sufficiency by 2025
- From
-
Published on
27.09.18
- Impact Area

28 September 2018, Kenya – Today, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) opened a new regional office in Nairobi to help Africa boost rice productivity and self-sufficiency.
Related news
-
How Climate-Resilient Short-Duration Cold-Tolerant Rice is Securing Farmers’ Livelihood in Haor Region of Bangladesh
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)08.05.25-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
-
Food security
by Nusrat Jahan, Muhiuddin Faruquee, and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam The Haor wetlands in northeastern Ba…
Read more -
-
UPLB, KOICA, and IRRI Celebrate Completion of Main Structure of Advanced Genomics Research Center (AGRC)
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)07.05.25-
Food security
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (22 April 2025) – The University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB),…
Read more -
-
The world is nowhere near the goal of zero hunger by 2030 amid uncertain global development financing. What now?
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)05.05.25-
Food security
By James Allen IV May 5, 2025 In the wake of a series of recent crises…
Read more -