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“Rice, Oryza sativa, is the staple food for half the human population, and growing it is the single most important e

“Rice, Oryza sativa, is the staple food for half the human population, and growing it is the single most important economic activity in the world. ” Washington Post / The New York Times August 4, 2000. The International Rice Research Institute. Reduce poverty and hunger ,

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“Rice, Oryza sativa, is the staple food for half the human population, and growing it is the single most important e

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  1. “Rice, Oryza sativa, is the staple food for half the human population, and growing it is the single most important economic activity in the world.” Washington Post / The New York Times August 4, 2000

  2. The International Rice Research Institute • Reduce poverty and hunger, • improve health, • ensure environmental sustainability • through rice science.

  3. The International Rice Research Institute • 1960; Ford and Rockefeller Foundations, and the Philippine Gov’t • Today, 1,350 staff from over 34 countries • HQ in Philippines; 16 country offices • Funded by governments, philanthropies

  4. Rice: The global staple • oldest food crop • staple for billions (~ 50% of world; >70% of poor)

  5. The green revolution • 1960s-70s • yields ~1.5 tons per ha. • Today • yields ~4 tons per ha.

  6. Most hungry people in Asia • Source: FAO

  7. Population by 2040? 10b 7.5b

  8. People like rice! Global, per person = 65 kg Data Source: USDA, 2013

  9. Additional global rice needs: 8 - 10 MMT/ year

  10. Growth in rice yield has slowed %/yr Source of raw data: FAO, 2013

  11. Worsening resource scarcity Land Labor Water

  12. Climate change WILL reduce rice productivity

  13. Rice ready for climate change salinity drought heat submergence

  14. Rice genetic diversity • 120,000+ varieties of rice conserved in IRRI’s International Rice Genebank

  15. Conserving traditional / heirloom rices

  16. Climate Smart Flood-tolerant rice Jul 31 India Oct. 31 Now used by 5m++ farmers

  17. Climate smart 17 days after flooding IR64-Sub1 Samba-Sub1 IR49830 (Sub1) Samba IR64 Samba IR42 IR49830 (Sub1) IR42 IR64 IR49830 (Sub1) IR64 IR64-Sub1 Samba IR64-Sub1 Samba-Sub1 IR42 IR42 IR49830 (Sub1) IR64-Sub1 IR49830 (Sub1) Samba Samba-Sub1 IR64

  18. Restoring ecosystem resilience to control against insect pests Mekong delta, Vietnam

  19. More nutritious!

  20. Global micronutrient deficiency zinc, iron and vitamin A Affects over 2 billion, globally

  21. Healthier ricepro-vitamin A; iron; zinc

  22. Climate Smart Technologies Alternate wetting and drying reduces water use by 30% without yield loss.

  23. Particular attention to women stakeholders Burundi: ex-combatant women trained in novel rice farming technologies “In my family… we were eating only once a day… Now we eat twice a day”

  24. Nutrient management products Smartphone Web GSM mobile phone Indonesia, Philippines: farmers increase returns 100$ per ha SMS output Web and smart phone output Local Language real time interaction

  25. Rice Knowledge Bank

  26. A brief history of the International Rice Congress

  27. Around 2,000 attendees expected at IRC2014

  28. IRC2014: 5 principal events

  29. "Precious things are not pearls and jade but the five grains, of which rice is the finest” - Ancient Chinese saying www.ricecongress.com

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