Sentences with phrase «regional rice research»

Burundi has turned its rice research capacity up a notch to improve food security in Eastern and Southern Africa by establishing a regional rice research and development hub with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

This will serve as a regional rice research hub to help support the development of the rice sector in Africa.

This led to the opening of IRRI's Eastern and Southern Africa (ESA) Regional Office in Bujumbura that now serves as a regional rice research hub that will help support the development of the rice sector in Africa, and strengthen national and regional rice research and production programs.

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We were delighted last year when the Philippine Farmers» Advisory Board, a group composed of national and regional farmers» organizations that provides input on agriculture matters to government agencies, issued a statement of support for our Golden Rice research as well, after our dialogue with their leadership.

Experts at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) based in the Philippines say that durable regional agreements on rice production and supply will shield the region from global food crises that may emerge from upheavals in market conditiRice Research Institute (IRRI) based in the Philippines say that durable regional agreements on rice production and supply will shield the region from global food crises that may emerge from upheavals in market conditirice production and supply will shield the region from global food crises that may emerge from upheavals in market conditions.

INCHEON, South Korea, 25 October — Sixteen countries in the Asia - Pacific Region can look forward to better access to the most advanced rice technologies to improve their respective rice sector as they declared full support for the regional Rice Action Agenda for ASEAN +3 proposed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRrice technologies to improve their respective rice sector as they declared full support for the regional Rice Action Agenda for ASEAN +3 proposed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRrice sector as they declared full support for the regional Rice Action Agenda for ASEAN +3 proposed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRice Action Agenda for ASEAN +3 proposed by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRice Research Institute (IRRI).

IRRI's active engagement of China as a partner in rice research recognizes the country's leadership in several areas including genomics and hybrid rice technology, as well as of the economic giant's potential to contribute greatly to regional food security.

Hangzhou City, People's Republic of China (21 September 2017)- Agriculture research heads of 14 Asian countries supported the ASEAN +3 Rice Breeding and Genetics Initiative - a long - term regional investment and collaboration initiative in rice breeding aimed to address regional food security and national rice sector strategRice Breeding and Genetics Initiative - a long - term regional investment and collaboration initiative in rice breeding aimed to address regional food security and national rice sector strategrice breeding aimed to address regional food security and national rice sector strategrice sector strategies.

In this year's meeting of the Council for Partnerships on Rice Research in Asia (CORRA), the research heads signed a declaration of support to endorse this regional platform to their respective Ministries of Agriculture for further delibResearch in Asia (CORRA), the research heads signed a declaration of support to endorse this regional platform to their respective Ministries of Agriculture for further delibresearch heads signed a declaration of support to endorse this regional platform to their respective Ministries of Agriculture for further deliberation.

New Delhi, India (15th December 2017)-- In a precursor to the launch of a new regional agriculture research centre, Shri S.K. Pattanayak, Secretary of Indian Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmers Welfare emphasized the need for improved south - south collaboration in rice - based agri - food systems to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

«The significant victories we have gained in technology research and development innovation should further inspire renewed commitments by national governments to strengthen global and regional partnerships in creating better options for resource - poor and climate change - vulnerable rice farmers in the region.»

A new regional rice breeding hub has also been established in India and operates in close collaboration with ICAR, the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (DAC), Department of Biotechnology (DBT) and other public and private sector institutions.

From 2009 to 2012, ICAR and IRRI worked together on 37 research projects including two major regional initiatives — Stress - Tolerant Rice for Africa and South Asia (STRASA), and the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) projects.

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 Uniresearch 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 UniResearch Institute (IRRI); Institut de l'Environnement et de Recherches Agricoles (INERA), Burkina Faso; and the Ohio State University.