Sentences with phrase «of rice research»

Bureau of Rice Research and Development Rice Department Paholyothin Road, Chatuchak Bangkok 10900, Thailand Tel: +66 2579 5249; +66 2579 9493; +66 2561 1581
IRRI and its local partners are pilot testing the use of ICT tools and technology transfer models in eight municipalities to accelerate the impact of rice research to improve farmers» livelihood.
India began its partnership with IRRI through the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 1967 when Indian scientists from ICAR's two main rice research centers — the Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) in Cuttack and the Directorate of Rice Research (DRR) in Hyderabad — began regularly visiting IRRI.
«It will extend the positive impact of rice research in ways we only dreamed of just a few years ago.»
India began its partnership with IRRI through the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) in 1967 when Indian scientists from ICAR's two main rice research centers — the Central Rice Research Institute (CRRI) in Cuttack and the Directorate of Rice Research (DRR) in Hyderabad — began regularly visiting IRRI.
IRRI Thailand Bureau of Rice Research and Development Rice Department Paholyothin Road, Chatuchak Bangkok 10900, Thailand Tel: +66 2579 5249; +66 2579 9493; +66 2561 1581
Collaboration between the government of Indonesia and IRRI formally began in 20 December 1972, when both agreed to cooperate in the improvement of rice research through Indonesia's National Rice Research Program.
The panel members included: Makara Ouk, Director, Cambodian Agricultural Research and Development Institute; Paul Nicholson, Vice President and Head of Rice Research and Risk, Olam International; Dechen Tsering, Director and Representative, Asia and the Pacific, UN Environment, and Wyn Ellis, SRP Coordinator.
Training of national scientists in different aspects of rice research and extension as well as in rice - based cropping systems is an integral part of the International Rice Research Institute's (IRRI) continuing research efforts (IRRI 1983).
Also represented at the meeting are the Myanmar Department of Rice Research, Myanmar Rice Federation, Yezin Agriculture University, Livelihood and Food Security Trust Fund (LIFT), Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).
For the last 25 years, I have worked on various aspects of rice research in India.

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As Rice wryly notes, market research firms have a habit of expounding the virtues of whatever methodology they've chosen to employ.
Consider a July 2012 research report of the daily deal industry published by Rice University.
Goldman Sachs wrote in a research note earlier this week that the «[p] rice risk is likely skewed to the upside heading into Wednesday,» adding that «even in the absence of a cut, we expect the oil market to move into deficit by the second half of 2017.»
Research institutions successfully developed new varieties of rice and wheat which were capable of much higher yields per acre than any of the then - known varieties.
Researched by Michael Emerson of Rice University and David Sikkink of Notre Dame (and released by the Association of Religion Data Archives), the second wave of the Portraits of American Life Study found that divergent perceptions on race among black and white Christians have continued to widen...
Rice is the major dietary staple for almost half of humanity, but white rice grains lack vitamin A. Research scientists Ingo Potrykus and Peter Beyer and their teams developed a rice variety whose grains accumulate β - carotRice is the major dietary staple for almost half of humanity, but white rice grains lack vitamin A. Research scientists Ingo Potrykus and Peter Beyer and their teams developed a rice variety whose grains accumulate β - carotrice grains lack vitamin A. Research scientists Ingo Potrykus and Peter Beyer and their teams developed a rice variety whose grains accumulate β - carotrice variety whose grains accumulate β - carotene.
A research finding in January 2017 reveal that Golden Rice hybrid with Swarna variety resulted to phenotyphic abnormalities, stunted growth and low yield, virtually adulterating the metabolic and genetic traits of the variety.
After the intense opposition from various farmers and consumers groups, including the uprooting of the clandestine field trial in Camarines Sur, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) postponed the commercialization, citing the failure of Golden Rice to produce better yields.
Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is a government corporate entity attached to the Department of Agriculture created through Executive Order 1061 on 5 November 1985 (as amended) to help develop high - yielding and c...
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and PhilRice are pushing for the adoption of the said crop.
September is National Rice Month, and the Agricultural Research Service's (ARS) Dale Bumpers National Rice Research Center in Stuttgart, Arkansas, is well positioned — literally and figuratively — to support the production, harvest, and public enjoyment of this versatile and nutritious grain.
But this was belied by Zenaida Soriano, APC Southeast Asia coordinator, saying that the Aquino government approved the field testing of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and Syngenta's Golden Rice.
A lot of attention goes to cultivation, development and research in order to obtain the finest baby - food grade rice ingredients.
Agribusiness giant Syngenta funded much of the research, but Mr Tolentino says they don't stand to profit from fields of Golden Rice.
The STRASA project works closely with the agricultural and rice research centers of South Asia and Africa to further deepen and then disseminate, in as participatory a manner as possible, the results of scientific research spearheaded by the IRRI.
It works under the Philippine regulatory framework, called the Biosafety Committee of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST - BC), which oversees IRRI's IBC and, through the IBC, all research on GM rice at IRRI.
But as head of a research and educational institute committed to delivering long - term impacts, I often have to explain that Golden Rice is still undergoing rigorous testing and development.
«Our Golden Rice research is part of our humanitarian work to reduce vitamin A deficiency that mostly affects women and children — causing sickness, blindness, and even death,» Tolentino said.
Rigorous research has shown that just one cup of Golden Rice a day could be enough to provide an adult with half their daily needs of vitamin A.
I have this to say to activists: We ask you to support the completion of scientific research, development, and assessment of Golden Rice because of its strong potential benefit to humanity.
To research Golden Rice thoroughly and ensure its safety, we have to do all sorts of tests — in the laboratory, in the greenhouse, and out in the field.
With the global population rising continuously, urbanization rapidly reducing land for farming, and climate change threatening stable crop production, a significant improvement in genetic yield potential is one of the most crucial goals in rice research.
The Department of Agriculture — Regional Field Unit 5 (DA - RFU 5) together with the DA - Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) have completed two seasons of multi-location field trials of Golden Rice in Camarines Sur - a province in the Philippines.
From the perspective of the International Rice Research Institute this will present a major new challenge to how we organize our breeding programs, the nature of the products we produce, and perhaps most importantly, how we relate to our partners.
The trials are an essential part of the scientific research process that helps us learn about Golden Rice and find out if it could be a safe and effective way to help reduce vitamin A deficiency.
These field trials form part of the Golden Rice project that the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is working on together with other leading nutrition and agricultural research organizations to develop and evaluate Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency in the PhilResearch Institute (IRRI) is working on together with other leading nutrition and agricultural research organizations to develop and evaluate Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency in the Philresearch organizations to develop and evaluate Golden Rice as a potential new way to reduce vitamin A deficiency in the Philippines.
Farmers and consumers benefit from rice genetic research because it leads to new rice varieties that have higher yield, higher quality, and are more resistant to pests, diseases, and the effects of climate change.
We sought this support by discussing with them the ultimate goal of our research — to develop Golden Rice varieties with good levels of beta carotene so that Golden Rice could be evaluated as a potential way to reduce vitamin A deficiency.
In September, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) released a report looking at the impact and value of rice breeding work of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) between 1985 and 2009 in three key rice - growing countries: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietrice breeding work of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) between 1985 and 2009 in three key rice - growing countries: Indonesia, the Philippines, and VietRice Research Institute (IRRI) between 1985 and 2009 in three key rice - growing countries: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietrice - growing countries: Indonesia, the Philippines, and Vietnam.
According to research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, daily consumption of a very modest amount of Golden Rice — about a cup (or around 150 g uncooked weight)-- could supply 50 % of the Recommended Daily Allowance of vitamin A for an adult.
The Council for Partnerships on Rice Research in Asia (CORRA) was established in 1996 with the vision to enhance the effectiveness of the various partnership mechanisms between IRRI and its partners to meet the challenges of the global rice research sysRice Research in Asia (CORRA) was established in 1996 with the vision to enhance the effectiveness of the various partnership mechanisms between IRRI and its partners to meet the challenges of the global rice researchResearch in Asia (CORRA) was established in 1996 with the vision to enhance the effectiveness of the various partnership mechanisms between IRRI and its partners to meet the challenges of the global rice research sysrice researchresearch system.
«This will make saline - stricken rice farms in coastal areas usable to farmers,» said lead scientist Dr. Kshirod Jena of the International Rice Research Institute (IRrice farms in coastal areas usable to farmers,» said lead scientist Dr. Kshirod Jena of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRice Research Institute (IRRI).
Research so far indicates that eating about one cup a day of Golden Rice could provide half of an adult's vitamin A needs.
The Philippine Rice Research Institute, in partnership with the International Rice Research Institute and other partners, have recently finished two seasons of field trials in the Philippines, but this doesn't mean that Golden Rice is now ready for planting by farmers.
The objective of this book is to review the research that has been conducted on nutrient management of lowland rice in Laos from 1991 to 2000 and to present an integrated and sustainable nutrient management approach that is relevant to Lao farmers.
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and its partners are working together to develop Golden Rice as a potential new food - based approach to improve the vitamin A status of people at risk, especially children and women who are most vulnerable as they have extra need for micronutrients.
We don't know what further action might be taken to delay the research or assessment of Golden Rice.
Launched in 2010, GRiSP represents for the first time a single strategic work plan for global rice research, bringing together hundreds of scientists from across the world.
Scidev.net did a report on the development of C4 rice — the only other GM rice type being studied by IRRI outside of the Institute's healthier rice research.
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