About IRRC

Almost 2.2 billion Asian rice farmers and consumers depend on the sustainable productivity of irrigated rice ecosystems.

Rice is the main staple food in Asia. Three-quarters of all rice is produced with irrigation.

Irrigated rice is consequently the most important agricultural ecosystem in Asia, producing the most food to feed the most people.

Despite the importance of rice, the farmers who grow it remain poor.

The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC) strives to ensure that Asian rice farmers benefit from technologies arising through research. The consortium aims to

strengthen NARES-driven interdisciplinary research

enhance linkages between research and extension

facilitate rice farmers' uptake of technological innovations and

enable environmentally sound rice production to expand to feed growing populations.

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