
IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC)
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IRRI South Asia Regional Centre is a state-of-the-art scientific research facility in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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https://www.irri.org/irri-south-asia-regional-centre 18-04-2023 07:27:21
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Insightful discussions happened at ISARC today! Possibilities were explored for a joint pilot project on low-emission rice farming and carbon credits with a delegation from Punjab Pollution Control Board - PPCB & Directorate of Environment and Climate Change แ แ แ . Gurharminder Singh Government of Punjab IRRI ๐พ CGIAR


๐พ IRRI became a part of #Nepal's 21st National Rice Day celebration! With Nepal PM โญ Comrade Prachanda as the chief guest, the event was attended by DDG-Research Dr. Ajay Kohli and ISARC Director Dr. Sudhanshu Singh. IRRI ๐พ CGIAR Sudhanshu Singh Agriculture INDIA


In a courtesy meeting with Uttar Pradesh's Minister for Agriculture Surya Pratap Shahi, IRRI ๐พ DDG-R Dr. Ajay Kohli and ISARC Director Dr. Sudhanshu Singh discussed strategies to enhance production and productivity of rice-based agrisystems in the region. CGIAR Agriculture INDIA




๐พ Prof. Ramesh Chand from NITI Aayog visited Urlana village, Panipat, Haryana, to see the progress of Direct Seeded Rice (DSR). He was joined by IRRI ๐พ senior leads and officials from CCSHAU,HISAR.



A two day training and exposure visit on rice production practices was organised at ISARC by Grameen Foundation . Progressive farmers from over 38 Farmers Producer Companies (FPCs) participated and got insights on DSR, AWD, IPM and best suited rice varieties of Uttar Pradesh.




Be inspired by stories of budding women agripreneurs and how they leveraged digital innovations to enhance their enterprise performance. ๐ Read the study here: bit.ly/4fCtrTE CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform #Women #Agripreneur #Digital #agriculture



#InTheMedia: @IRRI, in partnership with World Bank, hosted a roundtable discussion on low-methane rice. Held at IRRI South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC), the event is critical to the success of the forthcoming project, UP-AGREES, which aims to scale direct seeded rice. Read here: bit.ly/4fHSPaU




In a courtesy meeting with UP CM Yogi Adityanath, ISARC Director Dr. Sudhanshu Singh discussed IRRI's future planning of interventions to enhance rice productivity in eastern regions. CM emphasized focusing on natural farming, regenerative agri & climate-smart practices ๐พ

