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