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Farmers to get rice-growing advice via text messages

News & Events (Press Release)

Click to read story Rice farmers in the “texting capital” of the world—the Philippines—will soon have nutrient management advice tailored to their specific needs and delivered to their mobile phones. IRRI has joined hands with the Philippine Department of Agriculture to establish a system that responds to farmers' questions about their particular rice crops. Using the familiar interface of the ubiquitous mobile phone, farmers receive an SMS (text) reply recommending amounts, sources, and timing of fertilizer applications for profitable rice production in their paddies.  
 

IRRN 2010 Articles

Updates

Click to read story Read the latest technical reports for 2010 in the International Rice Research Notes, IRRI’s journal that helps scientists keep each other informed of current rice research findings. Among these articles, see how a common household vacuum cleaner can help rice researchers and find the latest data on rice plant performance under heat stress.  
 

US$300 million fund-raising campaign launched for rice food security in Asia

News & Events (Press Release)

Click to read story In the face of unrelenting pressure on Asian rice production, the International Rice Research Institute has launched a US$300 million fund-raising campaign to support rice research and help find sustainable solutions. Organized to mark IRRI’s 50th anniversary in 2010, the five-year campaign, which comes at a key time for rice production and food security in Asia and around the world, has already raised $59 million.  
 

New materials to facilitate PGRFA transfer

Announcements (Training)

Click to read story An online self-study course on transferring plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), developed by IRRI's Training Center, is now available online in addition to new FAQs on the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA) recently put on the Web site.  
 

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