Improving farmer livelihoods in Asia: knowledge-intensive crop management for irrigated rice The Irrigated Rice Research Consortium (IRRC) strives to ensure that Asian rice farmers benefit from technologies arising through research. The consortium aims to Strengthen national agricultural research and extension systems (NARES)-extension partnerships for technology development, validation, and promotion Strengthen capacity of NARES partners Develop improved approaches and technologies for more productive and sustainable production Disseminate promising production principles and technologies   Full story

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3rd IRRC Steering Committee Meeting a success! Hanoi, Vietnam—In the face of growing pressure on one of Asia’s most important food production systems, experts are warning that farmers must get more help to make them more efficient. Full story

Aerobic rice scientists gather in China More than 70 scientists shared their knowledge and experiences in aerobic rice development at the International Workshop on Aerobic Rice in Beijing, China, on 22-24 October 2007. Full story

IRRC scientists bag awards in late 2007 In Cambodia, the Postproduction Work Group has joined resources with the Asian Development Bank and the Japan Fund for Poverty Reduction in an International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) project called Improving Poor Farmers’ Livelihoods through Improved Rice Postharvest Technology. Full story

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