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Friday, January 26, 2018

World Bank-funded IRRI project launched in Assam, India to raise farmers’ productivity and income

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The World Bank, together with the Government of Assam, launched the Assam Agribusiness and Rural Transformation (APART) project. It is a...

International Rice Informatics Consortium holds workshop to discuss new technological breakthroughs

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The International Rice Informatics Consortium (IRIC) is an organization that aims to give stakeholders access to comprehensive inform...

IRRI, BASF develop herbicide-tolerant rice

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Two farmers are inspecting crops with the Provisia gene planted to a field in Italy. These plants have a herbicide-tolerance which allow...
Friday, January 5, 2018

Philippine Department of Agriculture staff learn about laser leveling technology to improve farm outputs

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Orientation on basic tractor operation and pre-maintenance check as part of the hands-on exercises. IRRI, in cooperation with the Ph...

Myanmar farmers gain knowledge on laser leveling operation and its benefits

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IRRI postharvest engineer Yan Lin Aung being interviewed by Myanmar local channel, DVB TV, during the demonstration. Leveling rice f...
Tuesday, December 19, 2017

John Schiller, former IRRI agronomist in Laos, passes away

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By Gene Hettel Dr. John M. Schiller, 72, passed away in Brisbane, Australia, on Monday (18 December) of suspected heart failure. For the...
Monday, December 18, 2017

Rice value chain stakeholders from India develop change pathways to improve mechanization and postharvest

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A two-day workshop on educating stakeholders about ways to reduce losses in harvesting and postharvest operations was held at Bhubanesw...