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Japan - Council for Partnership on Rice Research in Asia
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Council for Partnership on Rice Research in Asia. Incumbent Principal/Alternate Representatives and Focal Persons. CORRA-GRiSP country rice strategies. Japan’s partnership with IRRI dates back to 1960, when IRRI was established. Since then, Japan has provided leadership to IRRI with a representative on the IRRI Board of Trustees at any given time. JICA representatives in the Philippines briefed on partnership projects with IRRI. Posted Aug 18, 2016, 8:09 PM. By Isabella Mari Jhocson (IRRI). Climate Chang...
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Thailand - Council for Partnership on Rice Research in Asia
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Council for Partnership on Rice Research in Asia. Incumbent Principal/Alternate Representatives and Focal Persons. CORRA-GRiSP country rice strategies. As far back as 1941, Thailand recognized the importance of deepwater rice research by building the Huntra Rice Experiment Station. The first formal link between Thailand and IRRI was made in 1960-1963 when Prince M.C. Chakrabandhu became a founding member of the IRRI Board of Trustees. Read more about IRRI and Thailand. Posted Aug 5, 2016, 1:06 AM. By Isa...
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Nepal - Council for Partnership on Rice Research in Asia
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Council for Partnership on Rice Research in Asia. Incumbent Principal/Alternate Representatives and Focal Persons. CORRA-GRiSP country rice strategies. Cooperation between the government of Nepal and IRRI began in 1985. This covers research on improvement of rainfed lowland and irrigated rice varieties, plant pathology, entomology, soil science, agronomy, and farming systems. It also includes education and training of Nepalese scientists and technology transfer. Read more about IRRI and Nepal. Posted Aug...
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IRRI News: Bringing climate-resilient technologies to rice farmers in the northern Philippines
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Bringing climate-resilient technologies to rice farmers in the northern Philippines. LAOAG, northern Philippines—The Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) are collaborating to introduce new rice varieties and technologies to help local rice farmers cope with climate change. The collaborative program, known as Tikag. CURE) and the locally fabricated mechanized dry direct seed driller. Farmers’ Field Days held, respect...
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IRRI News: May 2016
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Friday, May 27, 2016. Concern for Philippine farmers when rice import quotas are lifted. LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—The head of the Philippines' food security and agricultural modernization agency has expressed her concern over the impending lifting of the trade restrictions on rice. What will happen to our farmers? Dr Bruce Tolentino, IRRI's deputy director general for communication and partnerships, concurred that the country has no choice to lift the restrictions because the WTO will not agree to another ...
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IRRI - Tackling climate change
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Rice and the environment. Knowledge and capacity building. IRRI has been working on research issues that are related to rice and climate change since 1991 a time when climate change was considered a marginal topic within agriculture research. This perception on the significance of climate change has fundamentally changed. Read more in-depth information at climatechange.irri.org. Flood-tolerant rice saves farmers livelihoods. Addressing water scarcity through AWD. Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia.
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IRRI - Wonder rice dryer
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Rice and the environment. Knowledge and capacity building. Onclick="window.open(this.href,'win2','status=no,toolbar=no,scrollbars=yes,titlebar=no,menubar=no,resizable=yes,width=640,height=480,directories=no,location=no'); return false;" rel="nofollow". In the rural town of Bogale, Myanmar, 9 women and 16 men from the Myanmar Department of Agriculture, partner NGOs, and IRRI trained on how to operate and set up a newly designed dryer that could protect rice grains from sudden rain, pests and intense heat.
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