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IRRI, or the International Rice Research Institute, is a nonprofit independent research and training organization. IRRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium. IRRI develops new rice varieties...
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The Origin of Rice | A Conversation with Archeobotanist Dr. Dorian Fuller | (Extended Version)
This is an extended (14:50) interview with Dr. Dorian Fuller, an archeobotanist from University College - London. It was recorded at the 7th...
The Origin of Rice | (Short Version)
A deceptively simple question: where does rice come from? The answer is understandably complex, incomplete, and mostly in the hands of two v...
The Sensory Testing of Rice
Just like wine, rice is consumed my millions. But unlike wine - although some might argue this - rice is a staple. It feeds over half the wo...
The International Rice Genebank | 2013
The International Rice Genebank, maintained by IRRI, holds more than 117,000 types of rice, including modern and traditional varieties, and...
IRRI's Genotyping Services Laboratory
The IRRI Genotyping Services Laboratory (GSL) has been created to support the needs of rice breeding programs within the Global Rice Science...
Bigas Hackathon 2 | September 2013
The Bigas2 Hackathon brings together IT developers from around the Philippines to inspire innovations that help improve the livelihood of ri...
Women & Rice Farming
"The best judge of whether or not a country is going to develop is how it treats its women. If it is educating its girls, if women have equa...
Rice Survivor | Ep. 9 | Looking Back at the Inaugural Season
The first-ever season of Rice Survivor at the International Rice Research Institute began in December of 2012, and finished in May, 2013. No...
Rice & Nutrition
It could be argued that no disease reflects more about how we live than diabetes. It encompasses how we eat, how much we use our bodies, and...
Dr. John Sheehy | The Story of the Early Days of C4 at IRRI
John Sheehy, former head, Applied Photosynthesis and Systems Modeling Laboratory (1995-2009) at the International Rice Research Institute (I...
Rice Survivor | Ep.8 | When to Harvest
• Related Content • Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOtCQmdQoBc Blog: http://ricesurvivor.blogspot.com/2013/04/irri-radio-rice-survivo...
GRiSP | "The G in GRiSP" | March 2013
Rice production is becoming increasingly relevant outside Asia, not simply because of increased consumption in other countries, but because...
A Conversation with GRiSP Director Bas Bouman | February 2013
Six months into his directorship of the Global Rice Science Partnership, Bas Bouman speaks about what it will take to coordinate over 900 re...
Rice Today | President Benigno S. Aquino III Visit | Valentine's Day 2013
Presidential visits involve hefty work and logistics. But as these IRRI staff show us - beyond the roundtable discussions of research and po...
Rice Survivor | Ep. 7 | Nutrient Manager
BLOG: http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=12428:fertilizer-basics&lang=en VIDEO: http://youtu.be/ntCv9yzjj-o DOWNLOAD NUTRI...
Rice Survivor | Ep. 6 | A Conversation with Noel Magor
BLOG: http://ricesurvivor.blogspot.com/ VIDEO: http://blip.tv/africarice/noel-magor-head-of-irri-s-training-center-at-the-2011-grisp-africa-...
Rice Survivor | Ep. 5 | "The Speed of Snails"
Now just 8 weeks into the Rice Survivor challenge, the participants have emerged from one of their greatest tests ... and pests ... SNAILS!...
Rice Survivor | Ep.4 | "Lookin' for Trouble"
Early on in Rice Survivor it was widely assumed that "Team Double Trouble Makers" got their name from their curiously partitioned paddy. But...
Rice Today | Genetically Modified Rice
For the staff at IRRI committed to advancing GM technology, it's not just about solutions but also responsibility. Michael Joyce has this re...