Other Countries

• IRRI welcomes thousands of visitors to its Headquarters every year to learn about rice research and the work that IRRI does. Visitors include dignitaries, scientists, students, government officials, media, agricultural technicians, and farmers making IRRI headquarters in Los Baños, Philippines a bustling hub of activities and events ranging from seminars, workshops, trainings, conferences, and special events.
• The Asia Rice Foundation (ARF) is a regional nonprofit organization that works for an Asia that can feed itself, treasures the rich heritage of its rice cultures, cares about the well-being of both its rice consumers and producers, and values its rice-growing land as a precious commodity to be shared with future generations. It brings together institutions and individuals interested and concerned about ‘rice’.
• The Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice) is a leading pan-African rice research organization committed to improving livelihoods in Africa through strong science and effective partnerships. AfricaRice is a CGIAR Research Center – part of a global research partnership for a food-secure future. It is also an intergovernmental association of African member countries.
• FAO : The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger. Its goal is to achieve food security for all and make sure that people have regular access to enough high-quality food to lead active, healthy lives. With over 194 member states, FAO works in over 130 countries worldwide.
• CSIRO is an Australia’s national science research agency. Aiuned at soluing the CSIRO aims to shape the future by using science to solve real issues to unlock a better future for our community, our economy, our planet.
• SunRice, an Australian supermarket leader, is preferred rice supplier of tens of millions of people in the Middle East where it has a marketing office in Dubai. And it is also a part of the convenience rice foods market in America, where the SunFoods’ Hinode brand can be found in retail giants like Walmart and Kroger.
• RGA (Ricegrower ’s Association), Australia, provides a strong, united voice for the rice industry, which now includes growers in the Murrumbidgee and New South Wales Murry valleys. It represents the interests of rice growers, and provide services to members, to ensure they can provide a legacy for their children, create employment in their districts and grow quality rice.
• Ricepedia : All you want to know about rice and the world of rice; rice as a plant, rice as a crop, rice as acommodity, rice as food, rice around the world, ete.
• The International Rice Genome Sequencing Project (IRGSP), a consortium of publicly funded laboratories, was established in 1997 to obtain a high quality, map-based sequence of the rice genome using the cultivar Nipponbare of Oryza sativa ssp. japonica. It is currently comprised of ten member countries: Japan, the United States of America, China, Taiwan, Korea, India, Thailand, France, Brazil, and the United Kingdom.