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Interdisciplinary CGIAR team contributes to accelerating rice value chain upgrading in Africa
IRRI through the CGIAR Research Program on Rice (RICE) transforms rice-based agri-food systems by developing coherent regional and national strategies for rice value chain upgrading in Asia and Africa. In order to understand the role and needs, including investment...
Driving real change in the public breeding sector
Equipped with four decades of experience and expertise in building and leading highly successful commercial plant breeding programs globally, Dr. Hans Bhardwaj assumed the leadership of the RICE CRP Flagship Project 5 - New rice varieties in March 2019. A plant...
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Rice Today is the flagship communication arm of the RICE CRP. It is published by IRRI with significant contributions from AfricaRice and CIAT. It is produced in partnership with Cirad, IRD, and JIRCAS.
- Innovation Insights to South-South Scaling: Tanzania and Bangladesh Share the Journey of Institutionalizing SeedCast
by T. Kenneth Lojo on September 24, 2026 at 9:19 amBy Swati Nayak, Sk Mosharaf Hossain, Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Ndomondo, Martin, and Ajay Panchbhai , Myrtel Anne Valenzuela
- From Farm Waste to Farmer Wealth: A Rice-Straw Business Storyby T. Kenneth Lojo on September 23, 2026 at 12:03 am
By transforming agricultural waste into mushrooms, compost, and low-emission rice production, Mr. Dong Van Canh and the New
- Building Bangladesh’s climate-smart rice future from the seed upby Glenn Concepcion on September 10, 2026 at 12:00 am
By Muhammad Ashraful Habib, Nuruzzaman, Saidul Islam, Sharif Ahmed, Sk Mosharraf Hossain, Swati Nayak, and Myrtel Anne Valenzuela
- Collaborative breeding and the Trait Factory: A new approach to rice breedingby Glenn Concepcion on September 8, 2026 at 12:35 am
By Dr. Michael Quinn, Dr. John Damien Platten, and Myrtel Anne G. Valenzuela A new challenge for rice
- Mechanized Direct Seeded Rice & Fertilizer Deep Placement for Vietnam’s Low-Emission Riceby T. Kenneth Lojo on September 7, 2026 at 12:00 am
By integrating precision direct-seeding machinery with supportive national policy and cooperative training, IRRI and Vietnamese partners scaled a
- Empowering women-led seed enterprises through Orange Bonds, a financial instrument in Bangladeshby Glenn Concepcion on September 3, 2026 at 12:00 am
Innovative gender-responsive finance could help women entrepreneurs scale seed businesses, strengthen climate resilience, and improve access to quality
- New market intelligence can help support Ethiopia’s rice strategyby Glenn Concepcion on September 1, 2026 at 12:00 am
By Glenn Concepcion In Ethiopia, Africa’s second most populous nation, agricultural transformation is no longer a luxury but
- New genetic discovery holds promise of broad-spectrum defense against rice’s deadliest pathogenby Glenn Concepcion on August 26, 2026 at 12:00 am
By Glenn Concepcion Rice blast, triggered by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae, remains one of the most formidable threats to global food security.
- STORY OF CHANGE: From Rice Residue to Revenueby T. Kenneth Lojo on August 25, 2026 at 12:00 am
How Mr. Nguyen Cao Khai and Tien Thuan Cooperative turned rice straw into healthier fields, new livelihoods, and
- Breaking silos: Rethinking how rice breeding programs workby Glenn Concepcion on August 24, 2026 at 12:00 am
By Glenn Concepcion Since the 1960s, the narrative of agricultural progress has been shaped by the genetic gains
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