Friday, December 01, 2000
East Timor receives "Seeds of Life"
The
people of East Timor have received one of the best Christmas gifts of
all with the arrival of the fir
Friday, 01 December 2000
Wednesday, November 01, 2000
IRRI Welcomes new Philrice head
The
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) welcomes the appointment
of Dr. Leocadio S. Sebastian (fourth from
Wednesday, 01 November 2000
...S $2.8m FOR LAO-IRRI PROJECT
Switzerland is to extend $2.8 million in funding assistance to the
ongoing Lao-International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) Rice Research
and Training Project...
Wednesday, 01 November 2000
IRRI-CAJ SIGN MOU
The
Philippines-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the
Confederation of ASEAN Journalists (CAJ) signed a Memorandum of
Und
Wednesday, 01 November 2000
...ould miss out on important new breakthroughs in agricultural research unless more is done to recognize the special status of rice as the food that feeds most of the world's needy. This warning ...
Monday, 16 October 2000
Los Baños, Laguna - Dr. Alberto Barrion, senior associate scientist of the Entomology and Plant Pathology Division (EPPD) of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) was named Outstandi
Friday, 13 October 2000
Los Baños, Philippines - Rice production, described recently as the single most important economic activity on the planet, stands poised at the dawn of a new era. For those who know the industr
Monday, 25 September 2000
Los Baños, Philippines-- The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has announced the launch of a new Internet media and information tool for journalists and members of the general public
Monday, 04 September 2000
...antially increase rice yields and overcome disease problems at
very little extra cost. Coordinated by the Philippines-based
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the research project
involv...
Friday, 01 September 2000
...e;os, Philippines-An international team of researchers led by an American economist have confirmed for the first time that the re is a proven strategy to help solve three of the most pressing and chron...
Tuesday, 08 August 2000
Los Baños, Laguna-The International Rice Research Institute's (IRRI) 1998-99 Annual Report Rice: Hunger or Hope? has won four major awards from the prestigious United States-based Agricultu
Thursday, 03 August 2000
...n Prime Minister visits IRRI
A
new high-yielding rice variety developed and being field-tested by the
Philippine-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in its
experimental plots got...
Tuesday, 01 August 2000
...
Tuesday, August 01, 2000
North Koreans learn about food security
Only
weeks after the historic summit between the leaders of North and South
Korea, North Korea has expressed inte...
Tuesday, 01 August 2000
IRRI honors"Guiding Fathe r" of Philippines rice industry
The International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI) feted the retiring executive director of the
Tuesday, 01 August 2000
Saturday, July 01, 2000
Indian State Minister learns the latest on rice research
Scientists
from the Philippine-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
recently met w
Saturday, 01 July 2000
...gth in research and development has been highlighted by important new agreements that will help ensure the future food security of the world's most populous nation. While pushing to develop its sc...
Thursday, 29 June 2000
(This article is taken from the 1999-2000 Annual Report of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). More information is available at the IRRI website http://www.cgiar.org/irri) Scientists
Friday, 16 June 2000
(This article is taken from the 1999-2000 Annual Report of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). More information is available at the IRRI website http://www.cgiar.org/irri) Dr. Tom Mew
Friday, 16 June 2000
(This article is taken from the 1999-2000 Annual Report of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). More information is available at the IRRI website http://www.cgiar.org/irri) The relativ
Friday, 16 June 2000
...ing recent developments in rice research could provide millions of men, women, and children in some of the world's poorest nations with inexpensive, new ways to improve the ir health. Perhaps th...
Monday, 22 May 2000
(This article is taken from the 1999-2000 Annual Report of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). More information is available at the IRRI website http://www.cgiar.org/irri) The world
Saturday, 20 May 2000
...ay 01, 2000
Canada supports IRRI research programs
Dr.
Michael Jackson (left), the head of the Genetic Resources Center at the
Philippine-based International Rice Research Ins...
Monday, 01 May 2000
Priests visit and "Fish"
at IRRI
Seventeen
priests from the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart led by Fr. Pedro
Arguelles (third from left), the former president of t
Monday, 01 May 2000
IRRI-SRI LANKA strengthe n research links
Dr.
Gurdev S. Khush, the principal plant breeder at the Philippine-based
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), discusses a new,
Monday, 01 May 2000
...n safety expert Leonard Lamb explain self-contained breathing
apparatus for decontamination purposes. The International Rice Research
Institute (IRRI) hosted HAZMAT 2000 on 8-12 May at its headquart...
Monday, 01 May 2000
Chinese scientist reaffirm ties with IRRI
Scientists
from China reaffirmed the ir strong partnership with the
Philippine-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) by
pre
Monday, 01 May 2000
(This article is taken from the 1999-2000 Annual Report of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). More information is available at the IRRI website http://www.cgiar.org/irri) It has take
Wednesday, 19 April 2000
(This article is taken from the 1999-2000 Annual Report of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). More information is available at the IRRI website http://www.cgiar.org/irri) Orlando and
Wednesday, 19 April 2000
...ce varieties that are now widely adopted not only in Sri Lanka but also in much of Asia and Africa won the first Senadhira Rice Research Award. Rice breeder Dr. R.M.T. Rajapakse, plant pathologist...
Friday, 14 April 2000
Los Baños, Philippines--In a quiet suburb of the Philippine capital Manila, a group of 27 young sisters at a Roman Catholic convent has been playing a vital role in research that may prove to b
Monday, 03 April 2000
