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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IRRI
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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