News
Turkey: New strategic direction set for temperate rice
Temperate rice research will take on a new direction this year as the Temperate Rice Research Consortium (TRRC) revises research strategies during its steering committee meeting this week (17-19 September 2012) at the Trakya Agricultural Research Institute (Trakya Tarimsal Arastirma Enstitusu or TTAE) in Edirne, Turkey. Read more»
News
India: 6th hybrid rice meet held in Hyderabad
The 6th International Hybrid Rice Symposium was held last week (10-12 September) in Hyderabad, India, gathering scientists and policymakers from around the world to discuss developments and issues on hybrid rice. Read more»
News
Cambodia: Postharvest Learning Alliance sponsors forum on microfinance
The multistakeholder Cambodia Postharvest Learning Alliance sponsored a business forum, Emerging opportunities for microfinance in the postharvest rice sector, held on 14 September 2012 at the Himawari Hotel in Phnom Penh. Read more»
News
Nepal: Training on rice-based farming systems held in Kathmandu
Twenty IRRI staff attended Rice-based farming systems, a 5-day (10-14 September 2012) training program held in Kathmandu. The program sought to familiarize participants with rice-based farming under different ecosystems in Nepal and Bangladesh. Rice, the staple food of the Nepalese people, is grown in various physiographic conditions, from the terai (plains) to areas of about 3,000 feet above sea level. Read more»
News
IRRI scientists receive medals from Vietnam government
IRRI scientists are among the recipients of medals from Vietnam’s Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development that were presented in September this year. They were awarded during the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences for the cause of agriculture and rural development of Vietnam. Read more»
News
Training on mass metrology held for IRRI staff
A training-workshop, Technical requirements for calibration and measurement traceability of weighing instruments and meter sticks, was held at IRRI on 12 September 2012 to enhance accuracy and traceability of data collected using the weighing balance and the meter stick. Read more»
Feature
CORRA holds 16th annual meeting at ICRISAT-Patancheru
Attended by senior officials from 14 member countries, this year’s CORRA meeting was hosted by ICRISAT, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The event was aimed at developing a roadmap for rice research-for-development (R4D) in Asia to achieve sustainable rice productivity and meet present and future food security and nutrition challenges. Read more»
Last week's IRRI Seminar
Breeding new flood-tolerant rice varieties
By Bertrand Collard, scientist (plant breeding), PBGB, IRRI | Video (60:23) on Ustream
SSD Seminar
Rice in Odisha: Present constraints and future opportunities
By D.P. Ray, vice chancellor, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India, 1030-1130 H, Wednesday, 19 September 2012 , SSD Conference Room, Drilon Hall, IRRI
SEARCA Agricultural Development Seminar Series (ADSS) and UPLB-CEM Economics Seminar
In pursuit of inclusive growth
By Arsenio Balisacan
Secretary of socioeconomic planning and DG, NEDA, Philippines
(Postponed from 7 September. Please check back for the updated schedule.)
SEARCA Umali Auditorium, UPLB Campus, Los Baños, Laguna
Turkey: New strategic direction set for temperate rice
Temperate rice research will take on a new direction this year as the Temperate Rice Research Consortium (TRRC) revises research strategies during its steering committee meeting this week (17-19 September 2012) at the Trakya Agricultural Research Institute (Trakya Tarimsal Arastirma Enstitusu or TTAE) in Edirne, Turkey. Read more»
News
India: 6th hybrid rice meet held in Hyderabad
The 6th International Hybrid Rice Symposium was held last week (10-12 September) in Hyderabad, India, gathering scientists and policymakers from around the world to discuss developments and issues on hybrid rice. Read more»
News
Cambodia: Postharvest Learning Alliance sponsors forum on microfinance
The multistakeholder Cambodia Postharvest Learning Alliance sponsored a business forum, Emerging opportunities for microfinance in the postharvest rice sector, held on 14 September 2012 at the Himawari Hotel in Phnom Penh. Read more»
News
Nepal: Training on rice-based farming systems held in Kathmandu
Twenty IRRI staff attended Rice-based farming systems, a 5-day (10-14 September 2012) training program held in Kathmandu. The program sought to familiarize participants with rice-based farming under different ecosystems in Nepal and Bangladesh. Rice, the staple food of the Nepalese people, is grown in various physiographic conditions, from the terai (plains) to areas of about 3,000 feet above sea level. Read more»
News
IRRI scientists receive medals from Vietnam government
IRRI scientists are among the recipients of medals from Vietnam’s Ministry for Agriculture and Rural Development that were presented in September this year. They were awarded during the 60th anniversary of the Vietnam Academy of Agricultural Sciences for the cause of agriculture and rural development of Vietnam. Read more»
News
Training on mass metrology held for IRRI staff
A training-workshop, Technical requirements for calibration and measurement traceability of weighing instruments and meter sticks, was held at IRRI on 12 September 2012 to enhance accuracy and traceability of data collected using the weighing balance and the meter stick. Read more»
Feature
CORRA holds 16th annual meeting at ICRISAT-Patancheru
Attended by senior officials from 14 member countries, this year’s CORRA meeting was hosted by ICRISAT, the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). The event was aimed at developing a roadmap for rice research-for-development (R4D) in Asia to achieve sustainable rice productivity and meet present and future food security and nutrition challenges. Read more»
Last week's IRRI Seminar
Breeding new flood-tolerant rice varieties
By Bertrand Collard, scientist (plant breeding), PBGB, IRRI | Video (60:23) on Ustream
SSD Seminar
Rice in Odisha: Present constraints and future opportunities
By D.P. Ray, vice chancellor, Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar, India, 1030-1130 H, Wednesday, 19 September 2012 , SSD Conference Room, Drilon Hall, IRRI
PBGB Division Seminar
MAGIC: A new genetic resource for multiple trait improvement and QTL discovery in rice
By Nonoy Bandillo, assistant scientist, PBGB, IRRI
1400 H, Wednesday, 19 September 2012, Room A, D.L. Umali Building
IRRI Seminar
Transformations in the lowland rice-based ecosystems in Nyaungdon Township, Myanmar: Implications for farmer productivity and income
By Yolanda Garcia, IRRI consultant and professor, Department of Economics,UPLB-CEM
1315-1415 H, Thursday, 20 September 2012, Havener Auditorium, IRRI
MAGIC: A new genetic resource for multiple trait improvement and QTL discovery in rice
By Nonoy Bandillo, assistant scientist, PBGB, IRRI
1400 H, Wednesday, 19 September 2012, Room A, D.L. Umali Building
IRRI Seminar
Transformations in the lowland rice-based ecosystems in Nyaungdon Township, Myanmar: Implications for farmer productivity and income
By Yolanda Garcia, IRRI consultant and professor, Department of Economics,UPLB-CEM
1315-1415 H, Thursday, 20 September 2012, Havener Auditorium, IRRI
SEARCA Agricultural Development Seminar Series (ADSS) and UPLB-CEM Economics Seminar
In pursuit of inclusive growth
By Arsenio Balisacan
Secretary of socioeconomic planning and DG, NEDA, Philippines
(Postponed from 7 September. Please check back for the updated schedule.)
SEARCA Umali Auditorium, UPLB Campus, Los Baños, Laguna
Announcement
Invitation to join Social Science Network
SSD is inviting the following to join the Social Science Network: economists, anthropologists, sociologists, human ecologists, psychologists, geographers, public policy specialists, political scientists, marketing specialists, business model specialists, and other related social science disciplines who have completed or are in the process of completing a graduate degree (M.Sc. or Ph.D.) and have at least 1 year of developing country experience; and social scientists across the globe with research interests or experience in Southeast Asia and South Asia on rice-based cropping systems.
Upcoming event
2012 IRRI Young Scientists Conference
The 2012 IYSC will be held on 8-9 November 2012 at IRRI Headquarters and has the theme, Sustaining excellence in rice research. For more information and updates, visit the 2012 IYSC blog.
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