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

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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