Laos, IRRI Expand Partnership to Increase Food, Nutrition Security

KPL Laos News Agency

Laos and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have increased their role in the country’s food and nutrition security with a new partnership in research. Read more

Lao PDR and IRRI expand partnership to increase food and nutrition security

Humanitarian News 

The government of the Lao People's Democratic Republic and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have entered into an agreement that strengthens their partnership in research and expands IRRI's role in increasing the country's food and nutrition security. Read more

Laos, international rice body boost production in food, nutrition security

XinHua 


The Lao government and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have inked an agreement to strengthen their partnehisp in research and expand IRRI's role in increasing the country's food and nutrition security. The deal, signed Monday in the Lao capital between representatives of Laos and the IRRI, will enable continued smooth conduct of scientific work that will contribute significantly to the development of the country's rice sector, according to the statement by IRRI. Read more        

Laos, IRRI expand partnership to increase food, nutrition security

WorldGrain.com

IRRI and Laos signed and put the research partnership in motion on May 8th. 

Photo courtesy of IRRI. 

The International Rice Research Insitute (IRRI) and Laos have increased their role in the country's food and nutrition security with a new partnership in research. Read more 

Laos and IRRI Maintains Partnership in Food Security

Laotian Times 

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Lao government have reinforced their three decade long partnership in research by expanding the institute’s role in increasing Laos’ food and nutrition security. Read more  

Laos, IRRI agreement to boost food security

Vientiane Times

The government and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have agreed to strengthen their partnership in research and expand the institute’s role in increasing Laos’ food and nutrition security.
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IRRI, govt to conduct irrigation research

Business Mirror

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said it has entered into an agreement with the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) to determine the most efficient way of distributing irrigation water. IRRI, govt to conduct irrigation research. Read more 

Going beyond yield: IRRI Education launches to build human capacity in farming

4-traders

Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao and several senior management and Board members of ADB attended the launch of IRRI Education at the ADB headquarters in Manila, Philippines on 17 April. Read more

Going beyond yield: IRRI Education launches to build human capacity in farming

USA Today

Asian Development Bank President Takehiko Nakao and several senior management and Board members of ADB attended the launch of IRRI Education at the ADB headquarters in Manila, Philippines on 17 April. They joined members of the International Rice Research Institute's Board of Trustees and senior management. Read more

Gov’t rice policy exposes PH to price spikes, shortages, says economist

Philippine Daily Inquirer

The Philippine approach to rice production and supply management continues to expose the country to shortages and price spikes, as its agricultural policy remains unchanged over several administrations despite disastrous results, an economist said on Monday. Read more

Odisha’s agri varsity to sign MoU with IRRI for high nutritional rice production

Odisha Sun Times

Odisha University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) will soon ink an MoU with Philippines based the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for production of high nutritional paddy seed in the state. Read more

DA launches high-yield rice program

Manila Times

In an effort to stop rice importation and stabilize the country’s food supply in the face of lower global rice trade volumes, the government has launched the “Masaganang Ani 200” program, which aims to boost Philippine farms’ rice yield to 200 cavans per hectare. Read more

Dr. Matthew Morell speaks at the 2017 International Temperate Rice Conference in Griffith

The Irrigator

The importance of the work farmers in the region, including Leeton shire, do in helping feed the world was never more apparent than on Tuesday morning as keynote speaker Dr Matthew Morell addressed the crowd at the Griffith Regional Theatre. Read more

IFC Supports Loc Troi Group to Scale up Sustainable Rice Production in Vietnam

International Finance corporation

Ho Chi Minh City, March 8, 2017—IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is supporting the Loc Troi Group to roll out sustainable agricultural standards and practices throughout its rice-production value chain in the Mekong Delta. Improving rice production will help Vietnam’s agri-sector expand its global market share, increase profitability sustainably, and improve farmer livelihoods. Read more

Dry Zone farmers struggle to switch to new rice varieties

Myanmar Now

BYINKAT VILLAGE, Mandalay Region - Kyaw Win is one of the millions of farmers who have long struggled to make ends meet in the harsh environment of central Myanmar’s Dry Zone. Read more

Future of rice on agenda

Country News

Sustainability will be top of the agenda at the 2017 International Temperate Rice Conference when it convenes in Griffith on March 6. Read more

International Temperate Rice Conference: Aussie role on rise

Weekly Times

Australia's rice farmers make up a small fraction of the world’s 144 million rice producers, but they can still play an important role in the industry’s global development. Read more

Developing countries share acquired know-how with peers

Nikkei Asian Review

MANILA—"When the rice seedlings grow to about this high, transplant them to a paddy," Lea Abaoag at the Philippine Rice Research Institute instructed. "Calculate how many hours of sunlight they'll get to plan when you'll harvest them." Read more

Rice to the occasion

F&B Report

Three and a half billion people—half of the world's population—rely on rice for food or livelihood. Read more

PHL tackles food security through UK’s Newton Fund

Business Mirror

Rice researchers, scientists and funding partners from the Philippines and the United Kingdom, along with those from China, Thailand and Vietnam, converged early this month at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, to collaborate and share issues in sustainable rice production. Read more

IRRI, 2Blades Merge To Promote Global Nutrition

iTech Post

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has collaborated with 2Blades Foundation (2Blades) to bring forth the advancement of world nutrition. To promote global food security, the two international agencies have inked a partnership to advance global food security. Read more

Mini harvester boon for farming

Dhaka Tribune

The use of Mini harvester in agricultural production is the order of the day which can ease the growing labour shortage across rural Bangladesh. Read more

PHL retraces journey toward food security

Business Mirror

The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) defines food security as “the access for all people at all times to enough food for a healthy, active life.” Read more

British agency taps IRRI to develop rice seeds

Business Mirror

The United Kingdom-based Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has tapped the expertise of Philippine-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) for six projects aiming to develop rice seeds, including the country’s indigenous heirloom rice. Read more

El arroz "milagroso" que atajó parte del hambre en Asia (Spanish)

Agencia EFE

Hace medio siglo se lanzó en Filipinas una variedad de arroz de pequeño tamaño y alto rendimiento que ayudó a sacar a millones de personas del hambre y la pobreza en Asia dentro de la conocida como "Revolución Verde". Read more

Innovations ratchet up

China Daily

Global rice production has increased enormously over the past few decades, improving the world’s food security. Read more

Producers face problem of abundance

China Daily

Export rice prices at the end of 2016 are close to decade lows, driven down by bumper crops, slow growth in demand, and new players entering the market pushing up supply. Read more

Grain overflow

China Daily

In Vietnam, rice warehouses are enormous hangars where tightly packed 50-kilogram bags of rice are stacked higher than most workers’ heads in preparation for domestic or international distribution. Read more

IRRI’s golden anniversary: a tribute

Manila Standard

IRRI has done remarkable work on the world’s most widely consumed cereal and I don’t want its golden anniversary to pass into history without contributing a little tribute to the many that it has received since July, the month in 1966 when it was founded. Read more