Programme title

Institution/organization

Rice production course

Contact person
Dr Mark A. Bell - Head, IRRI Training Center

Contact person's address
Training Center
International Rice Research Institute
DAPO Box 7777. Metro Manila. Philippines

Contact person's Telephone/Fax
Tel +632-845-0563/762-0127
Fax +632-891-1292/761-2406

Contact person's E-mail
[email protected]

Type of programme
Field-based/Course

Certificate
Certificate of participation

Frequency of programme
Semi-annual

Programme's main focus
Enhancement of the capabilities of water professionals.

Programme prospectus
Rice is Asia's most economically and culturally important food crop and its production is regarded as the single most important economic activity on the planet. More than 2.7 billion people, most of them poor, rely on rice as their major source of food. By the year 2025, this number will grow to 3.9 billion people. Although the origin of rice is in monsoonal Asia, the average yield per hectare in this area remains considerably lower than that of temperate areas. Low yield in the tropics may be due to the net results of poor environmental conditions during the monsoon season, limited material inputs and traditional production technology.

In the last three decades, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has dramatically demonstrated that rice yields in Asia could be increased through the application of scientific principles and new technology. For example, the use of modern varieties and improved cultural practices have increased rice yields throughout tropical Asia. This two-week rice production course is an orientation to rice production, from seed preparation to post harvest. It is a condensed version of IRRI's rice production research course designed primarily for junior researchers and extension and development workers to update them on the new techniques of wetland rice culture. It covers the basic concepts associated with the rice plant and improved cultural practices with emphasis on basic skills development.

The course will enable participants to appreciate the importance of rice and the environments where rice is being grown; understand how rice varieties are developed and how seed is produced; recognize and apply the important techniques of rice culture; detect, identify and solve common field problems of rice production; and perform field operations in rice culture.

Target group
Junior professionals

Programme www
http://www.training.irri.org/activities/
2003calendar.htm

Dates/duration
Two weeks, February, August

Language
English

International Rice Research Institute

Acronym
IRRI

Country
Philippines

Address
Training Center
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
DAPO Box 7777
Metro Manila
Philippines

Tel +632-845 0563/762 0127

Fax +632-891 1292/761 2406

E-mail
[email protected]

Institute/organization www
http://www.irri.org/

Brief description of institution/organization
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is an autonomous, non-profit agricultural research and training organization with offices in more than ten nations. The institute's main goal is to find sustainable ways to improve the well-being of present and future generations of poor rice farmers and consumers while at the same time protecting the environment.

Most of IRRI's research is done in cooperation with national agricultural research and development institutions, farming communities and other organizations of the world's rice-producing nations. IRRI's founders realized that research without education and training would have little or no impact on rice farmers and consumers. This guiding principle has continued to drive IRRI's training mission. Integrated training and extension efforts provide a link between science and practice.