Sentences with phrase «international rice research»

As a key partner of the Sustainable Rice Platform (SRP), co-convened in 2015 by the U.N. Environment Program and the International Rice Research Institute, Mars has pledged to source all its rice from farmers working toward the SRP by 2020.

The trial rice field was managed by the Philippines affiliate of the nonprofit International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

It is being developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and DA's Philippine Rice Research Institute as a potential means to fight Vitamin A deficiency.

Some of the most comprehensive research on this topic comes from the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines.

299, no. 5609 (14 February 2003), p. 1,032; John E. Sheehy, International Rice Research Institute, e-mail to Janet Larsen, Earth Policy Institute, 1 October 2002.

One of the most comprehensive of these studies was conducted at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines.

John E. Sheehy, International Rice Research Institute, e-mail to Janet Larsen, Earth Policy Institute, 1 October 2002; David Lobell and Gregory Asner, «Climate and Management Contributions to Recent Trends in U.S. Agricultural Yields,» Science, vol.

John E. Sheehy, International Rice Research Institute, e-mail to Janet Larsen, Earth Policy Institute, 1 October 2002; Pedro Sanchez, «The Climate Change — Soil Fertility — Food Security Nexus,» speech, Sustainable Food Security for All by 2020, Bonn, Germany, 4 — 6 September 2002; USDA, op.

Earlier this year, for instance, we celebrated the 50th anniversary of IRRI, the International Rice Research Institute.

After you watch this video statement made by Bruce Tolentino, a deputy director general at the International Rice Research Institute shortly after the test plots were destroyed, read on for excerpts from the pieces by Harmon and Lynas, along with fresh thoughts on Golden Rice from Michael Pollan, the popular author and ag - industry critic:

Researchers around the world at sites like the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico are studying how to improve crops and farming techniques to address worldwide hunger.

RICE is led by six organizations with international mandate and with a large portfolio on rice: three members from the CGIAR — the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI, the lead institute), Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)-- and three other leading international agricultural agencies: Centre de Cooperation lnternationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad), L'lnstitut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), and the Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS).

An NGO Review of the International Rice Research Institute in Southeast Asia, Pp. 61, 63, 117 - 118.

The International Rice Genebank of the T.T. Chang Genetic Resources Center at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines contains more than 127,000 rice varieties and accessions from all over the world.

This is a collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines, and the objective is to use pre-breeding strategies to explore the genetic potential of wild and unadapted rice germplasm and to enlarge the gene pool that is utilized for routine plant improvement.

The multidisciplinary team of experts in this project are drawn from national, regional and international research institutions including: AfricaRice, the BecA - ILRI Hub; the University of Arkansas; University of Exeter; KALRO; International Rice Research Institute (IRRI); Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Burkina Faso; and the Ohio State University.

Researchers have been implementing the new products in collaboration with three partner public crop - breeding centers: the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) in India (working with sorghum and chickpea); the International Rice Research Institute in the Philippines (rice); and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico (maize and wheat).

An international team of researchers representing the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Wageningen University, has raised alarm over the enormous economic impact parasitic weeds have on rice production in Africa, threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of resource - poor rice farmers and consumers in the Region.

A team of researchers, representing the Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Wageningen University, has raised the alarm over the enormous economic impact of parasitic weeds on rice production in Africa, threatening the food security and livelihoods of millions of resource - poor rice farmers and consumers in the region.

Dr Venuprasad gratefully acknowledges that partnership with national agricultural systems such as NCRI and NRMC and with international institutes, such as the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), has been a key factor in the development of the flood - tolerant varieties for Nigeria.

Cassandra Proctor during her internship at the International Rice Research Institute (photo courtesy of Cassandra Proctor).

Bago City, Myanmar (10 October 2017)-- An Australian - funded five - year research project led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Myanmar is making a lasting impact on improving local rice farmers» ability to adapt to agricultural -LSB-...]

That interest deepened through her involvement with Global Youth Institute and during a summer spent in the Philippines working at the International Rice Research Institute.

With support from various agencies of the DA and from the International Rice Research Institute, the project aims to enhance the productivity of and enrich the legacy of heirloom or traditional rice through empowered indigenous communities in unfavorable rice - based ecosystems.

The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have agreed to a step - change in their partnership to accelerate delivery on the rapidly growing needs of the African rice sector, in particular, and the Sustainable Development Goals, in general.

These resources comprise a «rice diversity research platform» that is widely used the international rice research community to understand the genetic basis of complex traits, to investigate molecular mechanisms involved in key forms of stress tolerance, and to efficiently utilize natural variation to breed highly productive rice varieties for the future that are more nutritious, resource - use efficient, and stress tolerant than those we currently grow.

The database will need to be robust enough to handle a monumental amount of data of multiple types, while also being user - friendly so that plant breeders can efficiently make use of the information — a task that is equivalent to «finding a shirt that fits everyone,» said Kevin Palis, a software developer at IRRI, the International Rice Research Institute in Los Baños, Philippines.

The second Green Revolution in rice has been under way for more than 6 years, reckons Robert Zeigler, director general of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

The country's top executives, with MOAI Minister U Myint Hlaing and other government officials, recognized high - performing farmers and farmer groups, extraordinary farm products, and organizations — the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) included — that have supported the development of the country's agriculture sector.

Kabir Ikram - ul Haque, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Council and Dr. Matthew Morell, Director General of the International Rice Research Institute.

Dr. Jauhar Ali IHRS 2018 Technical Program Committee Chair International Rice Research Institute Senior Scientist II — Plant Breeder Project Leader and Regional Coordinator (Asia and East Southern Africa), Green Super Rice (GSR) Project Email: Telephone: [phone] ext 2541

29 October 2015 — In the ceremonial Hall of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila, Robert S. Zeigler, director general and chief executive officer of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), received the Order of Sikatuna, the highest award that the Philippine Government can give to a foreign national.

Some of the world's leading experts on rice science convene this week at the Philippine headquarters of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) to review research efforts toward making rice systems work better for the poor.

The IR8, popularly known as «miracle rice,» was developed by rice scientists from the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

Patricia Anne C. Vega Senior Specialist - Communication (Healthier Rice Program) International Rice Research Institute Email: Telephone: [phone] ext. 2372

With these words, His Excellency U Thein Sein, president of the Republic of Union of Myanmar, underscored his desire to continue his country's decades - long collaboration with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

On 12 April 2010, close to 1000 farmers from different parts of the Philippines, joined with representatives of farmers organisations from other Asian countries such as Cambodia, India, Malaysia, Nepal, Pakistan and Vietnam, to gather at the main gate of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Banos, Laguna (Philippines).

«Working together with partners around the globe is now a necessity for a more efficient way of finding solutions to today's challenges in rice production,» says Robert Zeigler, director general at the International Rice Research Institute.

Mutual protection of elite breeding lines marked a renewed collaboration between the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), signed at the PhilRice headquarters at the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, on 3 April 2014.

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines — Senior officers of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) are at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) this week to see for themselves the work being done at the world's premier research center on rice.

Health Canada has notified the International Rice Research Institute that it has no objection to the food use of Provitamin -LSB-...]

In 2013, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its partners released 44 new and improved rice varieties, continuing the decades - long mission of using rice science to reduce hunger.

Singapore / Philippines, March 01, 2018 — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Bayer have signed an agreement confirming Bayer's participation in the Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC) led by IRRI.

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines and SINGAPORE — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and BASF signed three agreements, paving the way for wider dissemination and adoption of direct - seeded rice (DSR) tools and technologies.

«Around 27 % of the Philippine land area is rainfed,» said Yoichiro Kato, an agronomist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

Secretary Pattanayak made the comments at a round - table discussion hosted by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) at the India Habitat Centre.

The International Rice Research Institute is a nonprofit, autonomous, nonpolitical, international organization established in 1960 under international treaty, with a mission to reduce poverty and hunger through rice science, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers and ensure environmental sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships and strengthening of national agricultural research and extension systems.

Golden Rice is being developed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), which is a not - for - profit institute, and the seeds will be distributed to farmers who can resow them as they wish.

IR8, the first rice variety released by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the world's first high - yielding rice variety, sparked the Green Revolution in Asia.

06 February 2018, Los Baños, Philippines — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is targeting more public - private support to address key challenges in the successful and wider adoption of Direct - Seeded Rice (DSR) systems in South and Southeast Asia.