The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is the world’s premier research organization dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science; improving the health and welfare of rice farmers and consumers; and protecting the rice-growing environment for future generations. IRRI is an independent, nonprofit, research and educational institute, founded in 1960 by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations with support from the Philippine government. IRRI aims to improve livelihoods and nutrition, abolishing poverty, hunger and malnutritionamong those who depend on rice-based agri-food systems.
IRRI is involved in the Coalition's Agriculture initiative.
Find out more about the organisation on its website.
The Department of Crop Production of Viet Nam, in collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) organized a workshop to...
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The processes countries use to revise their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the UNFCCC’s Paris Agreement will be key to ensure that their pledges lead to effective climate change...
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Rice is a staple for half the world’s population, thus its impact on land and water use is immense. Standard production practices using continuous flooding (CF) are resource intensive and...
Water security threats demand new collaborations: Lessons from the Mekong River Basin is an Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) report, commissioned by DuPont as part of the Global Food Security...
Alternate wetting and drying (AWD) is a simple and inexpensive way of reducing water consumption in rice production by 30%, thus, enabling farmers to cut down on production cost without yield...
This book addresses the key strategic questions in the context of major developments in the global economy. Some of the strategic questions follow: (1) How does the role of rice change with...
