Sentences with phrase «rice research system»

From a very low base in 1990, the project has helped develop a functional national rice research system involving more than 120 government officials and technicians.

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 system.

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The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the national agricultural research systems (NARS) have served the rice - growing community for almost 40 years as providers of international public goods of benefit to rice farmers and consumers worldwRice Research Institute (IRRI) and the national agricultural research systems (NARS) have served the rice - growing community for almost 40 years as providers of international public goods of benefit to rice farmers and consumers woResearch Institute (IRRI) and the national agricultural research systems (NARS) have served the rice - growing community for almost 40 years as providers of international public goods of benefit to rice farmers and consumers woresearch systems (NARS) have served the rice - growing community for almost 40 years as providers of international public goods of benefit to rice farmers and consumers worldwrice - growing community for almost 40 years as providers of international public goods of benefit to rice farmers and consumers worldwrice farmers and consumers worldwide.

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is a dynamic, rapidly evolving organization focused on solving complex global problems through vibrant, rice - based agri - food systRice Research Institute (IRRI) is a dynamic, rapidly evolving organization focused on solving complex global problems through vibrant, rice - based agri - food systrice - based agri - food systems.

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 19rice 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 (IRRresearch 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 19rice - based cropping systems is an integral part of the International Rice Research Institute's (IRRI) continuing research efforts (IRRI 19Rice Research Institute's (IRRI) continuing research efforts (IRRResearch Institute's (IRRI) continuing research efforts (IRRresearch efforts (IRRI 1983).

To enhance the capacity of national agricultural research systems (NARS) to conserve, utilize and improve rice germplasm, to broaden the genetic diversity and the genetic base of rice varieties used by farmers.

In January 2013, Burundi's Minister of External Relations and International Cooperation, Hon. Laurent Kavakure, signed an agreement with IRRI Director General Robert Zeigler to further promote and accelerate rice research and rice - based cropping systems.

By collaborating on a wide scope of research, including development of better rice varieties, strengthening of rice - based farming systems, and improvement of crop cultivation practices, Bangladesh continues to raise its level of rice production and minimize the intensity of food insecurity during major flooding and monsoons.

This covers research on improvement of rainfed lowland and irrigated rice varieties, plant pathology, entomology, soil science, agronomy, and farming systems.

The partnership will also advance research on non-genetically modified, herbicide - tolerant rice to safely control weed infestation in DSR systems.

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 systRice 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 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 systrice 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 systrice farmers and consumers and ensure environmental sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships and strengthening of national agricultural research and extension research, partnerships and strengthening of national agricultural research and extension research and extension systems.

This research monograph, based on a detailed microeconomic study of rice farmers in the uplands of northern Vietnam, throws light on the role of upland rice in farmers» livelihood systems in this remote area that is still lagging behind in development.

The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC) was created in 1997 with funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to provide a venue for linkages among national agricultural research and extension systems, government agencies, nongovernment organizations, academic institutions, and the privateResearch Consortium (IRRC) was created in 1997 with funding from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) to provide a venue for linkages among national agricultural research and extension systems, government agencies, nongovernment organizations, academic institutions, and the privateresearch and extension systems, government agencies, nongovernment organizations, academic institutions, and the private sector.

Indonesia's well - institutionalized seed production system, infrastructure, availability of a good number of scientists, and a core group of hybrid rice breeders, make this an ideal time to ramp up hybrid rice research and development efforts,» said Dr. Bruce Tolentino, IRRI's Deputy Director - General.

Research collaboration is ongoing, including pest and disease management, sustainable farming systems, and conserving the genetic diversity of rice, with breeding new rice varieties remaining a priority.

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.

IFPRI's fellows in the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research system are developing, for example, drought - tolerant or heat - resistant varieties of staple crops such as wheat and rice.

The research identifies a potent mechanism — rapid evolution of the reproductive system — involved in speciation, says William Rice, an evolutionary biologist at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The research, which appears online this week in Molecular Systems Biology, was conducted at the Texas Medical Center in Houston by researchers from Rice, the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine.

Previously, Bais and his research team isolated Pseudomonas chlororaphis EA105, a bacterium that lives in the soil around the roots of rice plants and found that this beneficial microbe can trigger a system - wide defense against the rice blast fungus.

«Rigged» election rhetoric in the headlines aims to cast doubt about the security of the American voting system; however, people have a sense of whether a voting system is secure, according to new research from Rice University.

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.

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 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 systRice 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 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 systrice 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 systrice farmers and consumers and ensure environmental sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships and strengthening of national agricultural research and extension research, partnerships and strengthening of national agricultural research and extension research and extension systems.

Sofia will receive the 2016 Lasker - DeBakey Award on Sept. 23 along with Charles Rice, Ph.D., of Rockefeller University and Ralf Bartenschlager, Ph.D., of Heidelberg University, who were recognized for their work in developing systems essential to hepatitis C research, which Sofia used in developing the drug, sofosbuvir.

The partnership will also advance research on non-genetically modified, herbicide - tolerant rice to safely control weed infestation in DSR systems.

Sixteen projects have been formed under this agenda, with a focus on upstream research for crop improvement, future intensive rice systems, and others.

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.

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 price 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 pRice Research Institute (IRRI) to review research efforts toward making rice systems work better for tResearch Institute (IRRI) to review research efforts toward making rice systems work better for tresearch efforts toward making rice systems work better for the price systems work better for the poor.

Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) is pleased to announce the launch of its online weather database to facilitate sharing of all its weather data with researchers within the Center and amongst its partners, particularly the national agricultural research systems.

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.

### The research team In addition to Jonathan Claussen and Loreen Stromberg, co-authors of the paper describing water - repelling, inkjet - printed graphene circuits are: Suprem Das, an assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering at Kansas State University, formerly an Iowa State postdoctoral research associate in mechanical engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory; Srilok Srinivasan, an Iowa State graduate student in mechanical engineering; Qing He, an Iowa State graduate student in agricultural and biosystems engineering; Nathaniel Garland, an Iowa State graduate student in mechanical engineering; Warren Straszheim, an Iowa State associate scientist with the Materials Analysis and Research Laboratory; Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and a professor of chemistry at Rice University in Houston; and Ganesh Balasubramanian, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, formerly an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Iowresearch team In addition to Jonathan Claussen and Loreen Stromberg, co-authors of the paper describing water - repelling, inkjet - printed graphene circuits are: Suprem Das, an assistant professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering at Kansas State University, formerly an Iowa State postdoctoral research associate in mechanical engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory; Srilok Srinivasan, an Iowa State graduate student in mechanical engineering; Qing He, an Iowa State graduate student in agricultural and biosystems engineering; Nathaniel Garland, an Iowa State graduate student in mechanical engineering; Warren Straszheim, an Iowa State associate scientist with the Materials Analysis and Research Laboratory; Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and a professor of chemistry at Rice University in Houston; and Ganesh Balasubramanian, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, formerly an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Iowresearch associate in mechanical engineering and an associate of the U.S. Department of Energy's Ames Laboratory; Srilok Srinivasan, an Iowa State graduate student in mechanical engineering; Qing He, an Iowa State graduate student in agricultural and biosystems engineering; Nathaniel Garland, an Iowa State graduate student in mechanical engineering; Warren Straszheim, an Iowa State associate scientist with the Materials Analysis and Research Laboratory; Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and a professor of chemistry at Rice University in Houston; and Ganesh Balasubramanian, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, formerly an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at IowResearch Laboratory; Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering, a professor of materials science and nanoengineering and a professor of chemistry at Rice University in Houston; and Ganesh Balasubramanian, an assistant professor of mechanical engineering and mechanics at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, formerly an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Iowa State.

Along with gaining insight into the hard work of the rice paddy, we learn there is something special about the Chinese number system: first, each word for a number is very short, and it seems memory of numbers — from research Gladwell reports — is affected by the length of time it actually takes to sound out the number.

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