IRRI staff work with national scientists at selected agroclimatic sites where they conduct in-depth research using similar methodology, and frequently exchange research results and materials. With the Philippine Ministry of Agriculture, we sponsored two technology transfer workshops for extension workers from the 12 agricultural regions of that country.Ĭollaborative research with national scientists is the foundation for many major research projects. scientists and institutions in Bangladesh, Burma, China, Egypt, India, Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, and Thailand. We also organized collaborative research planning meetings with formerly rice importing, countries. In 1983 IRRI worked to strengthen collaborative research with 90 national research systems and other international agricultural research centers, and to magnify the impact of the International Rice Testing Program, the International Network on Soil Fertility and Fertilizer Evaluation for Rice, and the Asian Rice Farming Systems Network. Its achievements have spread far and wide in the Third World. Those strains not only can increase the yield markedly, but also can resist plant diseases and insect Index pests, shorten the maturing period and save water.physiology, and soil science. IRRI has developed many good strains to help developing countries increase rice yield and improve quality. When Premier Zhao Ziyang of China presented the 1982 Third World Prize to IRRI in April 1983, he described IRRI’s role in increasing rice production: In Latin America production increased slightly, but it declined in Africa. Many Philippines traditional rice importing countries have become self-sufficient in rice, and the real price of rice in those countries and the world market has declined. Yields have become the major source of growth, as the 1970s saw further improvements in the MVs first introduced in the mid-1960s. Such increases continue the long-term trend of growth in rice production ahead of the population. Production increased in most of Asia, especially in Bangladesh, Burma, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.
World rice production in 1983 was about 435 million tons, 3% more than in 1982, and more than the FAO long-run trend. The Conference on Women in Rice Farming systems examined the role of women in rice farming and stressed their importance in the technology development and transfer process.
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