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In Asia, rice is life...
The mission of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org) is to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure environmental sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships, and the strengthening of national agricultural research and extension systems in Asia and around the world.
- published: 24 Sep 2013
- views: 13280
See still photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricephotos/sets/72157632292420008/
Also see blog at http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=12425:got-it-planted⟨=en
Revisit Agronomy Challenge 1: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL59BE77F7B94D2BA3
Achim Dobermann, deputy director general for research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org), and Leigh Vial, head of IRRI's experiment station, begin IRRI Agronomy Challenge II. It is the continuation of a special project in which they demonstrate how to grow a productive rice crop in a 25 x 100-meter field on IRRI's research farm.
Commentary from Achim:
20 December 2012: This morning, we planted our rice crop. We had asked our breeders for suggestions on what varieties to grow this time. On one half, we planted a brand-new IRRI inbred variety, NSIC Rc302 (IR05A272), which was approved for release in the Philippines just a few weeks ago. On the other half, we planted a hybrid that was released in 2010, Mestiso 26 (IR82372H). Hybrid rice is expanding in Asia, so this will be a useful comparison for us. We'll see whether the breeders gave us good stuff.
We were a bit anxious about using a walk-behind mechanical transplanting machine for the first time. The one we had available plants four rows of rice at 30-cm spacing between the rows. I thought we'd need complex instructions and a bit of practical training to be able to use it properly. Instead, when we came to the field, the farm guys had put the machine in place and it was ready to go. They told us briefly what the various levers to pull up or down were for, and suggested to get on with it without further delay. So, off we went. Not so super-straight as drawn with a ruler, but reaching the other end of the field more or less where we wanted to be. Turning the machine around took a bit of practice, but it was all a lot easier than I had thought. It surely beats manual transplanting.
We pretended that we had "ordered" seedling mats to feed into the machine, which is probably also what most farmers would do. In reality, our 13-day-old seedlings had been grown in commercially used trays by farm staff on the IRRI farm, as a seedling grower would do, too. We'll put a dollar value on that service when we do the economics in the end.
Mechanical transplanters have been around for several decades and they are widely used in countries such as Japan or South Korea, but we have seen quite a spread of this technology to other countries in South and Southeast Asia in recent years, driven by rising labor costs. They are actually a new business opportunity for small entrepreneurs, including those who invest to own such a machine and offer it as a paid service, and those who become specialized seedling growers, which is also a new income opportunity for women. I have seen quite a bit of that happening in various countries during field visits I have made in 2012.
It took us about 2 hours to complete the planting in our 0.25-ha field. I reckon that a small team of professional operators would have done it in half the time. The engine stalled twice, but, with a bit of help, we were able to get it going again. This did remind me, however, that a machine is a good option only if it doesn't break down or as long as you have access to a repair service.
Other than that, the whole process highlighted once again how important land preparation is. We had some patches in the field where the soil had been tilled a bit deeper or where it was very muddy due to standing water. Those were real trouble spots for getting the machine through. It would sink in too much or swerve to one side, or the small seedlings just disappeared in the mud. The "ideal" would be a field that had been tilled uniformly to about 15-cm depth and with a nice, level surface. That's certainly a critical condition to fulfill for mechanized planting on heavy, highly disperse clay soils.
Overall, we're quite pleased with the outcome and we should have peace of mind for a couple of weeks as we'll enjoy the holidays. The only other thing done right after planting was an application of a pre-emergence herbicide. We'll keep the soil water-saturated for the next couple of weeks, which will, we hope, also prevent snails from moving around and chewing off our beautiful young seedlings.
- published: 21 Dec 2012
- views: 13450
Irrifar laranja bat margotu
diogu eguzkiari
goizero egin diezagun harek
koloretsuago argi
esnatu dezan bihotz barrutan
lo dugun bizi poz hori.
Irrifar iheskor bat margotu
diogu hegoaizeari
sekula ez da berriz izango
berri beltzen mandatari
Kantu zaharren doinuan orain
Firi firi txistu dagi.
Irrifar pottolo bat margotu
diogu laino beltzari
orain euria milaka tanta
koloretsutan du ari
zipriztinetan bizia emanaz
gure herri zuri-beltzari
Irrifar argitxu bat margotu
diogu ilargiari
orain ilberatan zilarrezko
irrifar fin fina dagi.
zerutik jeikita dabil
amesgaiztoen ehiztari.
Irrifar erraldoi bat margotu
diogu mundu zaharrari
bere buruari biran doan
nahi gabeko bidaiari
munduko herri guztitan irri
zati bat geratu bedi.
Irrifar txikitxo bat margotu
diot neure buruari
eguzki ilargi hegoaize
mundu zahar eta euri
denak keinuka ari baitira
IRRI EGITEN DUNARI
- published: 10 Mar 2015
- views: 21798
People depend on rice for food and employment. These people are the poorest of the poor. They earn less than a dollar a day. Rice is life for millions of the world's poor. Have you ever wondered how people grow rice?
By 2025, the world will have 3.9 billion rice consumers. And, farmers will have to produce more rice using vital resources—land and water—that are becoming scarcer and scarcer. With climate change already damaging the planet at an alarming pace, can poor farmers continue to feed the world with rice, sustainably and safely? Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute, or IRRI (http://irri.org ), think they can. For nearly 50 years, IRRI and its partners have used high-quality science to develop new technologies to help the world's rice growers.
By introducing modern science and farming technologies to the rice fields of Asia, IRRI and its partners around the world are helping farmers produce more rice.
IRRI freely shares improved varieties and better crop management and postharvest techniques to reduce losses with its partners around the world. However, rice prices skyrocketed in early 2008. Many factors brought about this rice crisis.
Population growth is outstripping production. We are consuming more than we can produce. Rapid economic growth in large countries has increased demand for cereals, for both consumption and livestock production.
Demand is higher from countries in Africa and the Middle East, where rice is becoming increasingly popular.
Public investment in agricultural research, development, and infrastructure has declined. Productive rice land is being converted for housing and industrial development. The increase in oil prices has made farming inputs more expensive. Natural disasters—flooding, drought, and typhoons—have been catastrophic. Global temperatures are rising. And, re-occurring pest outbreaks have made it much harder to produce more rice.
But, there is still hope and there are solutions. Rapid advances in science and technology present exciting possibilities that could revolutionize rice farming. IRRI and its partners are now working to ensure that rice crops can adapt to rising temperature, flooding, salinity, and drought ( http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=9952:drought-submergence-and-salinity-management⟨=en ); and, to reduce rice farming's impact on the environment by helping farmers optimize fertilizer and pesticide use, and also reduce greenhouse gas emissions from rice fields.
In the coming years, IRRI and its partners will, through precison-breeding, 1) create new varieties that have higher yield potential and excellent grain quality, and can better withstand stresses such as diseases, insects, flooding, drought, heat, and salinity; 2) create varieties that are more nutritious, such as Golden Rice ( http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=itemlist&task;=category&id;=764:golden-rice⟨=en ); 3) accelerate the introduction and adoption of existing higher-yielding rice varieties; 4) deliver better soil, water, and crop management technologies to help farmers exploit existing yield gaps so they can have better income and consumers can have better access to affordable rice; 5) continue to design crop management systems that improve rice farming's profitability and reduce drudgery while protecting the environment; 6) and accelerate the delivery of new postharvest technologies -- for drying, milling, and storage -- to reduce losses, which are often around 15%.
Today, IRRI and its partners have new tools at their fingertips that help accelerate research on the world's thousands of rice varieties, stored in IRRI's International Rice Genebank ( http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=9960:the-international-rice-genebank-conserving-rice⟨=en ), so scientists can tap into the vast reservoir of knowledge they contain.
They are developing a new generation of rice scientists, and professional extension workers for both the public and private sector, and they are using modern tools to manage information.
Scientist must also work on new frontiers such as developing rice with more efficient photosynthesis known as C4 rice - http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=itemlist&layout;=category&task;=category&id;=168&Itemid;=100028⟨=en - that will produce higher yields with increased use efficiency of water and nitrogen fertilizer. This will take many years of hard work -- and investments in this must start now.
But IRRI cannot do this alone.
In the near term, urgent actions from national governments, international agencies, the private sector, and private philanthropists are needed.
These would provide better support for rapidly exploiting technological opportunities for increasing rice yields and policy reforms to improve poor peoples food supply.
New public-private sector partnerships must be designed for creating new knowledge.
- published: 15 Jun 2009
- views: 6499
Here at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org), we are committed to providing a family friendly, flexible, and supportive environment for women. As a research institute, IRRI is proud to employ significant numbers of female scientists and senior support professionals. With such a diverse staff coming from a variety of backgrounds, women working at IRRI are respected and given opportunities to be challenged and stimulated by their work.
Furthermore, IRRI prides itself on ensuring our female employees have access to support systems both in and outside of the workplace. Additionally at home, children of IRRI staff have the unique opportunity to be exposed to a variety of cultures. IRRI is dedicated to spreading the importance of gender and diversity in the workplace, for more information about women at IRRI, refer to our web site (http://gender-and-diversity-at-irri.blogspot.com) . Apply to join us now http://careers-at-irri.blogspot.com/.
- published: 17 Jan 2014
- views: 2226
The semiautomatic-fed downdraft rice hull furnace (dRHF) was developed to cope with the high cost of fossil fuels that are used in most flatbed dryer furnaces.
This video shows the features and benefits of using a dRHF, which is a cheaper alternative to the costly indirect-fired rice hull furnaces. It is a carbon-neutral energy source for drying the grain.
Pilot units have been established in a few sites, but research for further improvement is still ongoing.
Fore more information, contact postharvest@irri.org
- published: 23 Aug 2012
- views: 21140
Also see: http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=11712:irri-agronomy-challenge-how-much-fertilizer⟨=en and a feature on IRRI Radio at https://soundcloud.com/irri-radio/rice-survivor-ep-7-nutrient
Commentary from Achim Dobermann, deputy director general for research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org ):
"As of 17 January: I'm not impressed by how the crop looks so far, but we have to keep going and hope that it'll take off, also in some pretty bare looking patches. The next thing we need to do is figure out how much fertilizer to apply.
I think farmers know very well that they need to apply fertilizer, but they also want to keep things simple. Their decisions are much influenced by fertilizer availability and price, their own experience, and convenience in applying the nutrients needed.
Scientists, on the other hand, like to talk a lot about soil testing, soil nutrient supply, crop nutrient requirements, nutrient cycling, balanced nutrition, nutrient use efficiency, nutrient losses, or even site-specific nutrient management. They also tend to aim for a precision in calculating a fertilizer rate that may not have much practical meaning.
Let's start with applying some common sense:
• Our field has a fertile, deep clay soil with high organic matter content (about 4%); hence we really don't need to apply extra organic materials to further improve soil quality or yield.
• We also don't have cheap manure or other organic fertilizer at hand (a problem that most farmers face too); if we had it, we would apply it to our vegetable garden, not the paddy field.
• We want to use a NPK compound fertilizer to supply basic quantities of macronutrients needed in the form of one product -- mainly because it's more convenient as compared to having to apply different single-nutrient fertilizers.
• We haven't seen any serious micronutrient deficiencies in this field before, so we'll not apply those.
• We know that we are going to grow a wet-seeded rice crop. Experience by farmers and researchers shows that for wet direct-seeded rice no fertilizer needs to be applied before or at sowing; the first dose will only be needed about two weeks after sowing.
Fortunately, we can use a nice software tool for coming up with a concrete recommendation for our field -- Nutrient Manager for Rice - http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=itemlist&layout;=category&task;=category&id;=615&Itemid;=100153⟨=en .
In the video, I'm fiddling with a tablet computer on which an Android version of Nutrient Manager is running, live in the field. All it requires is answering a series of questions about the field (e.g., size, where it is located), past and intended management practices that determine the nutrient demand by the crop or the nutrient supply from soil, crop residues or irrigation water. It's based on more than 15 years of on-farm research on site-specific nutrient management in rice, looking into all these relationships in great detail.
Play around yourself with it or with the web version - http://irri.org/knowledge/tools/nutrient-management-decision-tools - to see how it works. I entered a previous dry season yield of about 6.3 t/ha to obtain a recommendation for an attainable yield of about 7 t/ha (it actually says that it may be a yield in the range of 6.8 -- 7.3 t/ha), resulting in this recommendation:
Early:12-16 days after sowing: 35 kg N/ha, 32 kg P2O5/ha, 28 kg K2O/ha
Active tillering: 28-32 days after sowing: 47 kg N/ha,
Panicle initiation: 43-47 days after sowing: 47 kg N/ha, 28 kg K2O/ha
This looks quite reasonable, but.......I doubt that we really need to apply that much potassium in this field because as a soil scientist I know that the soil is very rich in potassium (K) and that there is also a lot of K in the deep-well irrigation water used in the IRRI farm.
The software can't know about this very unique situation. Under typical conditions Nutrient Manager also recommends top-dressing of K at panicle initiation when yield matches or exceeds 7 t/ha, which may not be necessary in our field because we haven't noticed a clear yield response to that in the past.
What to do? I decided that we should drop the K at panicle initiation, but keep the small amount of K included with the early application because it's included in the NPK compound fertilizer ("14-14-14") we have easily available. It's also widely used by Philippine rice farmers. So, as a pragmatic compromise, our schedule will roughly be:
* About 2 weeks after sowing: 5 bags 14-14-14 per ha
* About 4 weeks after sowing: 2 bags urea per ha
* About 6 weeks after sowing: 2 bags urea per ha
19 January: Applying nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) at this early stage is particularly important to promote early growth and tillering of the young seedlings. I applied the first fertilizer dose on the moist soil surface.
- published: 20 Jan 2012
- views: 6041
Irri
Irri is located in the Isoko local government area of Delta state, Nigeria. It is one of the petroleum producing communities in Nigeria. It is bordered by Uzere, Aviara, Oyede, Idheze and Oleh. Descendants of Irri migrated to form other small villages like Ada, Idheze, Ivruogbo, Canaan Irri, and they are usually referred to as children of Irri Kingdom. The people are referred to as Emo Irri, which means children of Irri.
History
According to Professor Obaro Ikime, Irri is also referred to as Erhivwi. Its etymology which has been passed down through oral tale for generations states that, the founding father of Irri is Omo-Ode, who's named is given to one of the oldest primary schools in the community.
Economy
The Irri people have been known to be farmers and fishers for generations, who's major farm produce are cassava and palm oil. More recently, many of its people have become educationist.
Traditional Government
The Odio-Ologbo or Odiologbo, which means High Chief, is the ruler of Irri. The community has no Ovie (king).
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3:20Chief keef irri
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2:00Daenerys, Irri and Doreah - She's not a princess. She's a Khaleesi
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4:50IRRI Video: Rice is Life in Asia
IRRI Video: Rice is Life in AsiaIRRI Video: Rice is Life in Asia
In Asia, rice is life... The mission of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org) is to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure environmental sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships, and the strengthening of national agricultural research and extension systems in Asia and around the world. -
5:222. IRRI Agronomy Challenge 2: Transplanting Day (20 December 2012)
2. IRRI Agronomy Challenge 2: Transplanting Day (20 December 2012)2. IRRI Agronomy Challenge 2: Transplanting Day (20 December 2012)
See still photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricephotos/sets/72157632292420008/ Also see blog at http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=12425:got-it-planted⟨=en Revisit Agronomy Challenge 1: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL59BE77F7B94D2BA3 Achim Dobermann, deputy director general for research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org), and Leigh Vial, head of IRRI's experiment station, begin IRRI Agronomy Challenge II. It is the continuation of a special project in which they demonstrate how to grow a productive rice crop in a 25 x 100-meter field on IRRI's research farm. Commentary from Achim: 20 December 2012: This morning, we planted our rice crop. We had asked our breeders for suggestions on what varieties to grow this time. On one half, we planted a brand-new IRRI inbred variety, NSIC Rc302 (IR05A272), which was approved for release in the Philippines just a few weeks ago. On the other half, we planted a hybrid that was released in 2010, Mestiso 26 (IR82372H). Hybrid rice is expanding in Asia, so this will be a useful comparison for us. We'll see whether the breeders gave us good stuff. We were a bit anxious about using a walk-behind mechanical transplanting machine for the first time. The one we had available plants four rows of rice at 30-cm spacing between the rows. I thought we'd need complex instructions and a bit of practical training to be able to use it properly. Instead, when we came to the field, the farm guys had put the machine in place and it was ready to go. They told us briefly what the various levers to pull up or down were for, and suggested to get on with it without further delay. So, off we went. Not so super-straight as drawn with a ruler, but reaching the other end of the field more or less where we wanted to be. Turning the machine around took a bit of practice, but it was all a lot easier than I had thought. It surely beats manual transplanting. We pretended that we had "ordered" seedling mats to feed into the machine, which is probably also what most farmers would do. In reality, our 13-day-old seedlings had been grown in commercially used trays by farm staff on the IRRI farm, as a seedling grower would do, too. We'll put a dollar value on that service when we do the economics in the end. Mechanical transplanters have been around for several decades and they are widely used in countries such as Japan or South Korea, but we have seen quite a spread of this technology to other countries in South and Southeast Asia in recent years, driven by rising labor costs. They are actually a new business opportunity for small entrepreneurs, including those who invest to own such a machine and offer it as a paid service, and those who become specialized seedling growers, which is also a new income opportunity for women. I have seen quite a bit of that happening in various countries during field visits I have made in 2012. It took us about 2 hours to complete the planting in our 0.25-ha field. I reckon that a small team of professional operators would have done it in half the time. The engine stalled twice, but, with a bit of help, we were able to get it going again. This did remind me, however, that a machine is a good option only if it doesn't break down or as long as you have access to a repair service. Other than that, the whole process highlighted once again how important land preparation is. We had some patches in the field where the soil had been tilled a bit deeper or where it was very muddy due to standing water. Those were real trouble spots for getting the machine through. It would sink in too much or swerve to one side, or the small seedlings just disappeared in the mud. The "ideal" would be a field that had been tilled uniformly to about 15-cm depth and with a nice, level surface. That's certainly a critical condition to fulfill for mechanized planting on heavy, highly disperse clay soils. Overall, we're quite pleased with the outcome and we should have peace of mind for a couple of weeks as we'll enjoy the holidays. The only other thing done right after planting was an application of a pre-emergence herbicide. We'll keep the soil water-saturated for the next couple of weeks, which will, we hope, also prevent snails from moving around and chewing off our beautiful young seedlings. -
3:08Irri egiten dunari (Pirritx, Porrotx eta Mari Motots)
Irri egiten dunari (Pirritx, Porrotx eta Mari Motots)Irri egiten dunari (Pirritx, Porrotx eta Mari Motots)
Irrifar laranja bat margotu diogu eguzkiari goizero egin diezagun harek koloretsuago argi esnatu dezan bihotz barrutan lo dugun bizi poz hori. Irrifar iheskor bat margotu diogu hegoaizeari sekula ez da berriz izango berri beltzen mandatari Kantu zaharren doinuan orain Firi firi txistu dagi. Irrifar pottolo bat margotu diogu laino beltzari orain euria milaka tanta koloretsutan du ari zipriztinetan bizia emanaz gure herri zuri-beltzari Irrifar argitxu bat margotu diogu ilargiari orain ilberatan zilarrezko irrifar fin fina dagi. zerutik jeikita dabil amesgaiztoen ehiztari. Irrifar erraldoi bat margotu diogu mundu zaharrari bere buruari biran doan nahi gabeko bidaiari munduko herri guztitan irri zati bat geratu bedi. Irrifar txikitxo bat margotu diot neure buruari eguzki ilargi hegoaize mundu zahar eta euri denak keinuka ari baitira IRRI EGITEN DUNARI -
7:04IRRI: Rice Science for a Better World
IRRI: Rice Science for a Better WorldIRRI: Rice Science for a Better World
People depend on rice for food and employment. These people are the poorest of the poor. They earn less than a dollar a day. Rice is life for millions of the world's poor. Have you ever wondered how people grow rice? By 2025, the world will have 3.9 billion rice consumers. And, farmers will have to produce more rice using vital resources—land and water—that are becoming scarcer and scarcer. With climate change already damaging the planet at an alarming pace, can poor farmers continue to feed the world with rice, sustainably and safely? Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute, or IRRI (http://irri.org ), think they can. For nearly 50 years, IRRI and its partners have used high-quality science to develop new technologies to help the world's rice growers. By introducing modern science and farming technologies to the rice fields of Asia, IRRI and its partners around the world are helping farmers produce more rice. IRRI freely shares improved varieties and better crop management and postharvest techniques to reduce losses with its partners around the world. However, rice prices skyrocketed in early 2008. Many factors brought about this rice crisis. Population growth is outstripping production. We are consuming more than we can produce. Rapid economic growth in large countries has increased demand for cereals, for both consumption and livestock production. Demand is higher from countries in Africa and the Middle East, where rice is becoming increasingly popular. Public investment in agricultural research, development, and infrastructure has declined. Productive rice land is being converted for housing and industrial development. The increase in oil prices has made farming inputs more expensive. Natural disasters—flooding, drought, and typhoons—have been catastrophic. Global temperatures are rising. And, re-occurring pest outbreaks have made it much harder to produce more rice. But, there is still hope and there are solutions. Rapid advances in science and technology present exciting possibilities that could revolutionize rice farming. IRRI and its partners are now working to ensure that rice crops can adapt to rising temperature, flooding, salinity, and drought ( http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=9952:drought-submergence-and-salinity-management⟨=en ); and, to reduce rice farming's impact on the environment by helping farmers optimize fertilizer and pesticide use, and also reduce greenhouse gas emissions from rice fields. In the coming years, IRRI and its partners will, through precison-breeding, 1) create new varieties that have higher yield potential and excellent grain quality, and can better withstand stresses such as diseases, insects, flooding, drought, heat, and salinity; 2) create varieties that are more nutritious, such as Golden Rice ( http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=itemlist&task;=category&id;=764:golden-rice⟨=en ); 3) accelerate the introduction and adoption of existing higher-yielding rice varieties; 4) deliver better soil, water, and crop management technologies to help farmers exploit existing yield gaps so they can have better income and consumers can have better access to affordable rice; 5) continue to design crop management systems that improve rice farming's profitability and reduce drudgery while protecting the environment; 6) and accelerate the delivery of new postharvest technologies -- for drying, milling, and storage -- to reduce losses, which are often around 15%. Today, IRRI and its partners have new tools at their fingertips that help accelerate research on the world's thousands of rice varieties, stored in IRRI's International Rice Genebank ( http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=9960:the-international-rice-genebank-conserving-rice⟨=en ), so scientists can tap into the vast reservoir of knowledge they contain. They are developing a new generation of rice scientists, and professional extension workers for both the public and private sector, and they are using modern tools to manage information. Scientist must also work on new frontiers such as developing rice with more efficient photosynthesis known as C4 rice - http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=itemlist&layout;=category&task;=category&id;=168&Itemid;=100028⟨=en - that will produce higher yields with increased use efficiency of water and nitrogen fertilizer. This will take many years of hard work -- and investments in this must start now. But IRRI cannot do this alone. In the near term, urgent actions from national governments, international agencies, the private sector, and private philanthropists are needed. These would provide better support for rapidly exploiting technological opportunities for increasing rice yields and policy reforms to improve poor peoples food supply. New public-private sector partnerships must be designed for creating new knowledge. -
3:52iRRi - God moet gek zijn (met Tourist)
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3:38Women @ IRRI
Women @ IRRIWomen @ IRRI
Here at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org), we are committed to providing a family friendly, flexible, and supportive environment for women. As a research institute, IRRI is proud to employ significant numbers of female scientists and senior support professionals. With such a diverse staff coming from a variety of backgrounds, women working at IRRI are respected and given opportunities to be challenged and stimulated by their work. Furthermore, IRRI prides itself on ensuring our female employees have access to support systems both in and outside of the workplace. Additionally at home, children of IRRI staff have the unique opportunity to be exposed to a variety of cultures. IRRI is dedicated to spreading the importance of gender and diversity in the workplace, for more information about women at IRRI, refer to our web site (http://gender-and-diversity-at-irri.blogspot.com) . Apply to join us now http://careers-at-irri.blogspot.com/. -
3:29Demonstration of IRRI's semiautomatic-fed downdraft rice hull furnace (dRHF)
Demonstration of IRRI's semiautomatic-fed downdraft rice hull furnace (dRHF)Demonstration of IRRI's semiautomatic-fed downdraft rice hull furnace (dRHF)
The semiautomatic-fed downdraft rice hull furnace (dRHF) was developed to cope with the high cost of fossil fuels that are used in most flatbed dryer furnaces. This video shows the features and benefits of using a dRHF, which is a cheaper alternative to the costly indirect-fired rice hull furnaces. It is a carbon-neutral energy source for drying the grain. Pilot units have been established in a few sites, but research for further improvement is still ongoing. Fore more information, contact postharvest@irri.org -
5:457. IRRI Agronomy Challenge: Fertilizer Recommendation and Application (17 & 19 January 2012)
7. IRRI Agronomy Challenge: Fertilizer Recommendation and Application (17 & 19 January 2012)7. IRRI Agronomy Challenge: Fertilizer Recommendation and Application (17 & 19 January 2012)
Also see: http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=11712:irri-agronomy-challenge-how-much-fertilizer⟨=en and a feature on IRRI Radio at https://soundcloud.com/irri-radio/rice-survivor-ep-7-nutrient Commentary from Achim Dobermann, deputy director general for research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org ): "As of 17 January: I'm not impressed by how the crop looks so far, but we have to keep going and hope that it'll take off, also in some pretty bare looking patches. The next thing we need to do is figure out how much fertilizer to apply. I think farmers know very well that they need to apply fertilizer, but they also want to keep things simple. Their decisions are much influenced by fertilizer availability and price, their own experience, and convenience in applying the nutrients needed. Scientists, on the other hand, like to talk a lot about soil testing, soil nutrient supply, crop nutrient requirements, nutrient cycling, balanced nutrition, nutrient use efficiency, nutrient losses, or even site-specific nutrient management. They also tend to aim for a precision in calculating a fertilizer rate that may not have much practical meaning. Let's start with applying some common sense: • Our field has a fertile, deep clay soil with high organic matter content (about 4%); hence we really don't need to apply extra organic materials to further improve soil quality or yield. • We also don't have cheap manure or other organic fertilizer at hand (a problem that most farmers face too); if we had it, we would apply it to our vegetable garden, not the paddy field. • We want to use a NPK compound fertilizer to supply basic quantities of macronutrients needed in the form of one product -- mainly because it's more convenient as compared to having to apply different single-nutrient fertilizers. • We haven't seen any serious micronutrient deficiencies in this field before, so we'll not apply those. • We know that we are going to grow a wet-seeded rice crop. Experience by farmers and researchers shows that for wet direct-seeded rice no fertilizer needs to be applied before or at sowing; the first dose will only be needed about two weeks after sowing. Fortunately, we can use a nice software tool for coming up with a concrete recommendation for our field -- Nutrient Manager for Rice - http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=itemlist&layout;=category&task;=category&id;=615&Itemid;=100153⟨=en . In the video, I'm fiddling with a tablet computer on which an Android version of Nutrient Manager is running, live in the field. All it requires is answering a series of questions about the field (e.g., size, where it is located), past and intended management practices that determine the nutrient demand by the crop or the nutrient supply from soil, crop residues or irrigation water. It's based on more than 15 years of on-farm research on site-specific nutrient management in rice, looking into all these relationships in great detail. Play around yourself with it or with the web version - http://irri.org/knowledge/tools/nutrient-management-decision-tools - to see how it works. I entered a previous dry season yield of about 6.3 t/ha to obtain a recommendation for an attainable yield of about 7 t/ha (it actually says that it may be a yield in the range of 6.8 -- 7.3 t/ha), resulting in this recommendation: Early:12-16 days after sowing: 35 kg N/ha, 32 kg P2O5/ha, 28 kg K2O/ha Active tillering: 28-32 days after sowing: 47 kg N/ha, Panicle initiation: 43-47 days after sowing: 47 kg N/ha, 28 kg K2O/ha This looks quite reasonable, but.......I doubt that we really need to apply that much potassium in this field because as a soil scientist I know that the soil is very rich in potassium (K) and that there is also a lot of K in the deep-well irrigation water used in the IRRI farm. The software can't know about this very unique situation. Under typical conditions Nutrient Manager also recommends top-dressing of K at panicle initiation when yield matches or exceeds 7 t/ha, which may not be necessary in our field because we haven't noticed a clear yield response to that in the past. What to do? I decided that we should drop the K at panicle initiation, but keep the small amount of K included with the early application because it's included in the NPK compound fertilizer ("14-14-14") we have easily available. It's also widely used by Philippine rice farmers. So, as a pragmatic compromise, our schedule will roughly be: * About 2 weeks after sowing: 5 bags 14-14-14 per ha * About 4 weeks after sowing: 2 bags urea per ha * About 6 weeks after sowing: 2 bags urea per ha 19 January: Applying nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) at this early stage is particularly important to promote early growth and tillering of the young seedlings. I applied the first fertilizer dose on the moist soil surface.
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In Asia, rice is life... The mission of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org) is to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure environmental sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships, and the strengthening of national agricultural research and extension systems in Asia and around the world.
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Irrifar laranja bat margotu diogu eguzkiari goizero egin diezagun harek koloretsuago argi esnatu dezan bihotz barrutan lo dugun bizi poz hori. Irrifar iheskor bat margotu diogu hegoaizeari sekula ez da berriz izango berri beltzen mandatari Kantu zaharren doinuan orain Firi firi txistu dagi. Irrifar pottolo bat margotu diogu laino beltzari orain euria milaka tanta koloretsutan du ari zipriztinetan bizia emanaz gure herri zuri-beltzari Irrifar argitxu bat margotu diogu ilargiari orain ilberatan zilarrezko irrifar fin fina dagi. zerutik jeikita dabil amesgaiztoen ehiztari. Irrifar erraldoi bat margotu diogu mundu zaharrari bere buruari biran doan nahi gabeko bidaiari munduko herri guztitan irri zati bat geratu bedi. Irrifar txikitxo bat margotu diot neure buruari eguzki ilargi hegoaize ...
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7. IRRI Agronomy Challenge: Fertilizer Recommendation and Application (17 & 19 January 2012)
Also see: http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=11712:irri-agronomy-challenge-how-much-fertilizer⟨=en and a feature on IRRI Radio at https://soundcloud.com/irri-radio/rice-survivor-ep-7-nutrient Commentary from Achim Dobermann, deputy director general for research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org ): "As of 17 January: I'm not impressed by how the crop looks so far, but we have to keep going and hope that it'll take off, also in some pretty bare looking patches. The next thing we need to do is figure out how much fertilizer to apply. I think farmers know very well that they need to apply fertilizer, but they also want to keep things simple. Their decisions are much influenced by fertilizer availability and price, their own experience...
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Daenerys, Irri and Doreah - She's not a princess. She's a Khaleesi
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In Asia, rice is life...
The mission of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org) is to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health o...
In Asia, rice is life...
The mission of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org) is to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure environmental sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships, and the strengthening of national agricultural research and extension systems in Asia and around the world.
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In Asia, rice is life...
The mission of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org) is to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure environmental sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships, and the strengthening of national agricultural research and extension systems in Asia and around the world.
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2. IRRI Agronomy Challenge 2: Transplanting Day (20 December 2012)
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- Duration: 5:22
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
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See still photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricephotos/sets/72157632292420008/
Also see blog at http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=12425...
See still photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricephotos/sets/72157632292420008/
Also see blog at http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=12425:got-it-planted⟨=en
Revisit Agronomy Challenge 1: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL59BE77F7B94D2BA3
Achim Dobermann, deputy director general for research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org), and Leigh Vial, head of IRRI's experiment station, begin IRRI Agronomy Challenge II. It is the continuation of a special project in which they demonstrate how to grow a productive rice crop in a 25 x 100-meter field on IRRI's research farm.
Commentary from Achim:
20 December 2012: This morning, we planted our rice crop. We had asked our breeders for suggestions on what varieties to grow this time. On one half, we planted a brand-new IRRI inbred variety, NSIC Rc302 (IR05A272), which was approved for release in the Philippines just a few weeks ago. On the other half, we planted a hybrid that was released in 2010, Mestiso 26 (IR82372H). Hybrid rice is expanding in Asia, so this will be a useful comparison for us. We'll see whether the breeders gave us good stuff.
We were a bit anxious about using a walk-behind mechanical transplanting machine for the first time. The one we had available plants four rows of rice at 30-cm spacing between the rows. I thought we'd need complex instructions and a bit of practical training to be able to use it properly. Instead, when we came to the field, the farm guys had put the machine in place and it was ready to go. They told us briefly what the various levers to pull up or down were for, and suggested to get on with it without further delay. So, off we went. Not so super-straight as drawn with a ruler, but reaching the other end of the field more or less where we wanted to be. Turning the machine around took a bit of practice, but it was all a lot easier than I had thought. It surely beats manual transplanting.
We pretended that we had "ordered" seedling mats to feed into the machine, which is probably also what most farmers would do. In reality, our 13-day-old seedlings had been grown in commercially used trays by farm staff on the IRRI farm, as a seedling grower would do, too. We'll put a dollar value on that service when we do the economics in the end.
Mechanical transplanters have been around for several decades and they are widely used in countries such as Japan or South Korea, but we have seen quite a spread of this technology to other countries in South and Southeast Asia in recent years, driven by rising labor costs. They are actually a new business opportunity for small entrepreneurs, including those who invest to own such a machine and offer it as a paid service, and those who become specialized seedling growers, which is also a new income opportunity for women. I have seen quite a bit of that happening in various countries during field visits I have made in 2012.
It took us about 2 hours to complete the planting in our 0.25-ha field. I reckon that a small team of professional operators would have done it in half the time. The engine stalled twice, but, with a bit of help, we were able to get it going again. This did remind me, however, that a machine is a good option only if it doesn't break down or as long as you have access to a repair service.
Other than that, the whole process highlighted once again how important land preparation is. We had some patches in the field where the soil had been tilled a bit deeper or where it was very muddy due to standing water. Those were real trouble spots for getting the machine through. It would sink in too much or swerve to one side, or the small seedlings just disappeared in the mud. The "ideal" would be a field that had been tilled uniformly to about 15-cm depth and with a nice, level surface. That's certainly a critical condition to fulfill for mechanized planting on heavy, highly disperse clay soils.
Overall, we're quite pleased with the outcome and we should have peace of mind for a couple of weeks as we'll enjoy the holidays. The only other thing done right after planting was an application of a pre-emergence herbicide. We'll keep the soil water-saturated for the next couple of weeks, which will, we hope, also prevent snails from moving around and chewing off our beautiful young seedlings.
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See still photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ricephotos/sets/72157632292420008/
Also see blog at http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=12425:got-it-planted⟨=en
Revisit Agronomy Challenge 1: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL59BE77F7B94D2BA3
Achim Dobermann, deputy director general for research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org), and Leigh Vial, head of IRRI's experiment station, begin IRRI Agronomy Challenge II. It is the continuation of a special project in which they demonstrate how to grow a productive rice crop in a 25 x 100-meter field on IRRI's research farm.
Commentary from Achim:
20 December 2012: This morning, we planted our rice crop. We had asked our breeders for suggestions on what varieties to grow this time. On one half, we planted a brand-new IRRI inbred variety, NSIC Rc302 (IR05A272), which was approved for release in the Philippines just a few weeks ago. On the other half, we planted a hybrid that was released in 2010, Mestiso 26 (IR82372H). Hybrid rice is expanding in Asia, so this will be a useful comparison for us. We'll see whether the breeders gave us good stuff.
We were a bit anxious about using a walk-behind mechanical transplanting machine for the first time. The one we had available plants four rows of rice at 30-cm spacing between the rows. I thought we'd need complex instructions and a bit of practical training to be able to use it properly. Instead, when we came to the field, the farm guys had put the machine in place and it was ready to go. They told us briefly what the various levers to pull up or down were for, and suggested to get on with it without further delay. So, off we went. Not so super-straight as drawn with a ruler, but reaching the other end of the field more or less where we wanted to be. Turning the machine around took a bit of practice, but it was all a lot easier than I had thought. It surely beats manual transplanting.
We pretended that we had "ordered" seedling mats to feed into the machine, which is probably also what most farmers would do. In reality, our 13-day-old seedlings had been grown in commercially used trays by farm staff on the IRRI farm, as a seedling grower would do, too. We'll put a dollar value on that service when we do the economics in the end.
Mechanical transplanters have been around for several decades and they are widely used in countries such as Japan or South Korea, but we have seen quite a spread of this technology to other countries in South and Southeast Asia in recent years, driven by rising labor costs. They are actually a new business opportunity for small entrepreneurs, including those who invest to own such a machine and offer it as a paid service, and those who become specialized seedling growers, which is also a new income opportunity for women. I have seen quite a bit of that happening in various countries during field visits I have made in 2012.
It took us about 2 hours to complete the planting in our 0.25-ha field. I reckon that a small team of professional operators would have done it in half the time. The engine stalled twice, but, with a bit of help, we were able to get it going again. This did remind me, however, that a machine is a good option only if it doesn't break down or as long as you have access to a repair service.
Other than that, the whole process highlighted once again how important land preparation is. We had some patches in the field where the soil had been tilled a bit deeper or where it was very muddy due to standing water. Those were real trouble spots for getting the machine through. It would sink in too much or swerve to one side, or the small seedlings just disappeared in the mud. The "ideal" would be a field that had been tilled uniformly to about 15-cm depth and with a nice, level surface. That's certainly a critical condition to fulfill for mechanized planting on heavy, highly disperse clay soils.
Overall, we're quite pleased with the outcome and we should have peace of mind for a couple of weeks as we'll enjoy the holidays. The only other thing done right after planting was an application of a pre-emergence herbicide. We'll keep the soil water-saturated for the next couple of weeks, which will, we hope, also prevent snails from moving around and chewing off our beautiful young seedlings.
- published: 21 Dec 2012
- views: 13450
Irri egiten dunari (Pirritx, Porrotx eta Mari Motots)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:08
- Updated: 10 Mar 2015
- views: 21798
Irrifar laranja bat margotu
diogu eguzkiari
goizero egin diezagun harek
koloretsuago argi
esnatu dezan bihotz barrutan
lo dugun bizi poz hori.
Irrifar iheskor ...
Irrifar laranja bat margotu
diogu eguzkiari
goizero egin diezagun harek
koloretsuago argi
esnatu dezan bihotz barrutan
lo dugun bizi poz hori.
Irrifar iheskor bat margotu
diogu hegoaizeari
sekula ez da berriz izango
berri beltzen mandatari
Kantu zaharren doinuan orain
Firi firi txistu dagi.
Irrifar pottolo bat margotu
diogu laino beltzari
orain euria milaka tanta
koloretsutan du ari
zipriztinetan bizia emanaz
gure herri zuri-beltzari
Irrifar argitxu bat margotu
diogu ilargiari
orain ilberatan zilarrezko
irrifar fin fina dagi.
zerutik jeikita dabil
amesgaiztoen ehiztari.
Irrifar erraldoi bat margotu
diogu mundu zaharrari
bere buruari biran doan
nahi gabeko bidaiari
munduko herri guztitan irri
zati bat geratu bedi.
Irrifar txikitxo bat margotu
diot neure buruari
eguzki ilargi hegoaize
mundu zahar eta euri
denak keinuka ari baitira
IRRI EGITEN DUNARI
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Irrifar laranja bat margotu
diogu eguzkiari
goizero egin diezagun harek
koloretsuago argi
esnatu dezan bihotz barrutan
lo dugun bizi poz hori.
Irrifar iheskor bat margotu
diogu hegoaizeari
sekula ez da berriz izango
berri beltzen mandatari
Kantu zaharren doinuan orain
Firi firi txistu dagi.
Irrifar pottolo bat margotu
diogu laino beltzari
orain euria milaka tanta
koloretsutan du ari
zipriztinetan bizia emanaz
gure herri zuri-beltzari
Irrifar argitxu bat margotu
diogu ilargiari
orain ilberatan zilarrezko
irrifar fin fina dagi.
zerutik jeikita dabil
amesgaiztoen ehiztari.
Irrifar erraldoi bat margotu
diogu mundu zaharrari
bere buruari biran doan
nahi gabeko bidaiari
munduko herri guztitan irri
zati bat geratu bedi.
Irrifar txikitxo bat margotu
diot neure buruari
eguzki ilargi hegoaize
mundu zahar eta euri
denak keinuka ari baitira
IRRI EGITEN DUNARI
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IRRI: Rice Science for a Better World
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- Duration: 7:04
- Updated: 15 Jun 2009
- views: 6499
People depend on rice for food and employment. These people are the poorest of the poor. They earn less than a dollar a day. Rice is life for millions of the w...
People depend on rice for food and employment. These people are the poorest of the poor. They earn less than a dollar a day. Rice is life for millions of the world's poor. Have you ever wondered how people grow rice?
By 2025, the world will have 3.9 billion rice consumers. And, farmers will have to produce more rice using vital resources—land and water—that are becoming scarcer and scarcer. With climate change already damaging the planet at an alarming pace, can poor farmers continue to feed the world with rice, sustainably and safely? Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute, or IRRI (http://irri.org ), think they can. For nearly 50 years, IRRI and its partners have used high-quality science to develop new technologies to help the world's rice growers.
By introducing modern science and farming technologies to the rice fields of Asia, IRRI and its partners around the world are helping farmers produce more rice.
IRRI freely shares improved varieties and better crop management and postharvest techniques to reduce losses with its partners around the world. However, rice prices skyrocketed in early 2008. Many factors brought about this rice crisis.
Population growth is outstripping production. We are consuming more than we can produce. Rapid economic growth in large countries has increased demand for cereals, for both consumption and livestock production.
Demand is higher from countries in Africa and the Middle East, where rice is becoming increasingly popular.
Public investment in agricultural research, development, and infrastructure has declined. Productive rice land is being converted for housing and industrial development. The increase in oil prices has made farming inputs more expensive. Natural disasters—flooding, drought, and typhoons—have been catastrophic. Global temperatures are rising. And, re-occurring pest outbreaks have made it much harder to produce more rice.
But, there is still hope and there are solutions. Rapid advances in science and technology present exciting possibilities that could revolutionize rice farming. IRRI and its partners are now working to ensure that rice crops can adapt to rising temperature, flooding, salinity, and drought ( http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=9952:drought-submergence-and-salinity-management⟨=en ); and, to reduce rice farming's impact on the environment by helping farmers optimize fertilizer and pesticide use, and also reduce greenhouse gas emissions from rice fields.
In the coming years, IRRI and its partners will, through precison-breeding, 1) create new varieties that have higher yield potential and excellent grain quality, and can better withstand stresses such as diseases, insects, flooding, drought, heat, and salinity; 2) create varieties that are more nutritious, such as Golden Rice ( http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=itemlist&task;=category&id;=764:golden-rice⟨=en ); 3) accelerate the introduction and adoption of existing higher-yielding rice varieties; 4) deliver better soil, water, and crop management technologies to help farmers exploit existing yield gaps so they can have better income and consumers can have better access to affordable rice; 5) continue to design crop management systems that improve rice farming's profitability and reduce drudgery while protecting the environment; 6) and accelerate the delivery of new postharvest technologies -- for drying, milling, and storage -- to reduce losses, which are often around 15%.
Today, IRRI and its partners have new tools at their fingertips that help accelerate research on the world's thousands of rice varieties, stored in IRRI's International Rice Genebank ( http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=9960:the-international-rice-genebank-conserving-rice⟨=en ), so scientists can tap into the vast reservoir of knowledge they contain.
They are developing a new generation of rice scientists, and professional extension workers for both the public and private sector, and they are using modern tools to manage information.
Scientist must also work on new frontiers such as developing rice with more efficient photosynthesis known as C4 rice - http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=itemlist&layout;=category&task;=category&id;=168&Itemid;=100028⟨=en - that will produce higher yields with increased use efficiency of water and nitrogen fertilizer. This will take many years of hard work -- and investments in this must start now.
But IRRI cannot do this alone.
In the near term, urgent actions from national governments, international agencies, the private sector, and private philanthropists are needed.
These would provide better support for rapidly exploiting technological opportunities for increasing rice yields and policy reforms to improve poor peoples food supply.
New public-private sector partnerships must be designed for creating new knowledge.
wn.com/Irri Rice Science For A Better World
People depend on rice for food and employment. These people are the poorest of the poor. They earn less than a dollar a day. Rice is life for millions of the world's poor. Have you ever wondered how people grow rice?
By 2025, the world will have 3.9 billion rice consumers. And, farmers will have to produce more rice using vital resources—land and water—that are becoming scarcer and scarcer. With climate change already damaging the planet at an alarming pace, can poor farmers continue to feed the world with rice, sustainably and safely? Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute, or IRRI (http://irri.org ), think they can. For nearly 50 years, IRRI and its partners have used high-quality science to develop new technologies to help the world's rice growers.
By introducing modern science and farming technologies to the rice fields of Asia, IRRI and its partners around the world are helping farmers produce more rice.
IRRI freely shares improved varieties and better crop management and postharvest techniques to reduce losses with its partners around the world. However, rice prices skyrocketed in early 2008. Many factors brought about this rice crisis.
Population growth is outstripping production. We are consuming more than we can produce. Rapid economic growth in large countries has increased demand for cereals, for both consumption and livestock production.
Demand is higher from countries in Africa and the Middle East, where rice is becoming increasingly popular.
Public investment in agricultural research, development, and infrastructure has declined. Productive rice land is being converted for housing and industrial development. The increase in oil prices has made farming inputs more expensive. Natural disasters—flooding, drought, and typhoons—have been catastrophic. Global temperatures are rising. And, re-occurring pest outbreaks have made it much harder to produce more rice.
But, there is still hope and there are solutions. Rapid advances in science and technology present exciting possibilities that could revolutionize rice farming. IRRI and its partners are now working to ensure that rice crops can adapt to rising temperature, flooding, salinity, and drought ( http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=9952:drought-submergence-and-salinity-management⟨=en ); and, to reduce rice farming's impact on the environment by helping farmers optimize fertilizer and pesticide use, and also reduce greenhouse gas emissions from rice fields.
In the coming years, IRRI and its partners will, through precison-breeding, 1) create new varieties that have higher yield potential and excellent grain quality, and can better withstand stresses such as diseases, insects, flooding, drought, heat, and salinity; 2) create varieties that are more nutritious, such as Golden Rice ( http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=itemlist&task;=category&id;=764:golden-rice⟨=en ); 3) accelerate the introduction and adoption of existing higher-yielding rice varieties; 4) deliver better soil, water, and crop management technologies to help farmers exploit existing yield gaps so they can have better income and consumers can have better access to affordable rice; 5) continue to design crop management systems that improve rice farming's profitability and reduce drudgery while protecting the environment; 6) and accelerate the delivery of new postharvest technologies -- for drying, milling, and storage -- to reduce losses, which are often around 15%.
Today, IRRI and its partners have new tools at their fingertips that help accelerate research on the world's thousands of rice varieties, stored in IRRI's International Rice Genebank ( http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=9960:the-international-rice-genebank-conserving-rice⟨=en ), so scientists can tap into the vast reservoir of knowledge they contain.
They are developing a new generation of rice scientists, and professional extension workers for both the public and private sector, and they are using modern tools to manage information.
Scientist must also work on new frontiers such as developing rice with more efficient photosynthesis known as C4 rice - http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=itemlist&layout;=category&task;=category&id;=168&Itemid;=100028⟨=en - that will produce higher yields with increased use efficiency of water and nitrogen fertilizer. This will take many years of hard work -- and investments in this must start now.
But IRRI cannot do this alone.
In the near term, urgent actions from national governments, international agencies, the private sector, and private philanthropists are needed.
These would provide better support for rapidly exploiting technological opportunities for increasing rice yields and policy reforms to improve poor peoples food supply.
New public-private sector partnerships must be designed for creating new knowledge.
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iRRi - God moet gek zijn (met Tourist)
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05. God moet gek zijn (met Tourist)
05. God moet gek zijn (met Tourist)
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Women @ IRRI
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Here at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org), we are committed to providing a family friendly, flexible, and supportive environment...
Here at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org), we are committed to providing a family friendly, flexible, and supportive environment for women. As a research institute, IRRI is proud to employ significant numbers of female scientists and senior support professionals. With such a diverse staff coming from a variety of backgrounds, women working at IRRI are respected and given opportunities to be challenged and stimulated by their work.
Furthermore, IRRI prides itself on ensuring our female employees have access to support systems both in and outside of the workplace. Additionally at home, children of IRRI staff have the unique opportunity to be exposed to a variety of cultures. IRRI is dedicated to spreading the importance of gender and diversity in the workplace, for more information about women at IRRI, refer to our web site (http://gender-and-diversity-at-irri.blogspot.com) . Apply to join us now http://careers-at-irri.blogspot.com/.
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Here at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org), we are committed to providing a family friendly, flexible, and supportive environment for women. As a research institute, IRRI is proud to employ significant numbers of female scientists and senior support professionals. With such a diverse staff coming from a variety of backgrounds, women working at IRRI are respected and given opportunities to be challenged and stimulated by their work.
Furthermore, IRRI prides itself on ensuring our female employees have access to support systems both in and outside of the workplace. Additionally at home, children of IRRI staff have the unique opportunity to be exposed to a variety of cultures. IRRI is dedicated to spreading the importance of gender and diversity in the workplace, for more information about women at IRRI, refer to our web site (http://gender-and-diversity-at-irri.blogspot.com) . Apply to join us now http://careers-at-irri.blogspot.com/.
- published: 17 Jan 2014
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Demonstration of IRRI's semiautomatic-fed downdraft rice hull furnace (dRHF)
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- Updated: 23 Aug 2012
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The semiautomatic-fed downdraft rice hull furnace (dRHF) was developed to cope with the high cost of fossil fuels that are used in most flatbed dryer furnaces. ...
The semiautomatic-fed downdraft rice hull furnace (dRHF) was developed to cope with the high cost of fossil fuels that are used in most flatbed dryer furnaces.
This video shows the features and benefits of using a dRHF, which is a cheaper alternative to the costly indirect-fired rice hull furnaces. It is a carbon-neutral energy source for drying the grain.
Pilot units have been established in a few sites, but research for further improvement is still ongoing.
Fore more information, contact postharvest@irri.org
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The semiautomatic-fed downdraft rice hull furnace (dRHF) was developed to cope with the high cost of fossil fuels that are used in most flatbed dryer furnaces.
This video shows the features and benefits of using a dRHF, which is a cheaper alternative to the costly indirect-fired rice hull furnaces. It is a carbon-neutral energy source for drying the grain.
Pilot units have been established in a few sites, but research for further improvement is still ongoing.
Fore more information, contact postharvest@irri.org
- published: 23 Aug 2012
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7. IRRI Agronomy Challenge: Fertilizer Recommendation and Application (17 & 19 January 2012)
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- Updated: 20 Jan 2012
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Also see: http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=11712:irri-agronomy-challenge-how-much-fertilizer⟨=en and a feature on IRRI Radio at https://...
Also see: http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=11712:irri-agronomy-challenge-how-much-fertilizer⟨=en and a feature on IRRI Radio at https://soundcloud.com/irri-radio/rice-survivor-ep-7-nutrient
Commentary from Achim Dobermann, deputy director general for research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org ):
"As of 17 January: I'm not impressed by how the crop looks so far, but we have to keep going and hope that it'll take off, also in some pretty bare looking patches. The next thing we need to do is figure out how much fertilizer to apply.
I think farmers know very well that they need to apply fertilizer, but they also want to keep things simple. Their decisions are much influenced by fertilizer availability and price, their own experience, and convenience in applying the nutrients needed.
Scientists, on the other hand, like to talk a lot about soil testing, soil nutrient supply, crop nutrient requirements, nutrient cycling, balanced nutrition, nutrient use efficiency, nutrient losses, or even site-specific nutrient management. They also tend to aim for a precision in calculating a fertilizer rate that may not have much practical meaning.
Let's start with applying some common sense:
• Our field has a fertile, deep clay soil with high organic matter content (about 4%); hence we really don't need to apply extra organic materials to further improve soil quality or yield.
• We also don't have cheap manure or other organic fertilizer at hand (a problem that most farmers face too); if we had it, we would apply it to our vegetable garden, not the paddy field.
• We want to use a NPK compound fertilizer to supply basic quantities of macronutrients needed in the form of one product -- mainly because it's more convenient as compared to having to apply different single-nutrient fertilizers.
• We haven't seen any serious micronutrient deficiencies in this field before, so we'll not apply those.
• We know that we are going to grow a wet-seeded rice crop. Experience by farmers and researchers shows that for wet direct-seeded rice no fertilizer needs to be applied before or at sowing; the first dose will only be needed about two weeks after sowing.
Fortunately, we can use a nice software tool for coming up with a concrete recommendation for our field -- Nutrient Manager for Rice - http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=itemlist&layout;=category&task;=category&id;=615&Itemid;=100153⟨=en .
In the video, I'm fiddling with a tablet computer on which an Android version of Nutrient Manager is running, live in the field. All it requires is answering a series of questions about the field (e.g., size, where it is located), past and intended management practices that determine the nutrient demand by the crop or the nutrient supply from soil, crop residues or irrigation water. It's based on more than 15 years of on-farm research on site-specific nutrient management in rice, looking into all these relationships in great detail.
Play around yourself with it or with the web version - http://irri.org/knowledge/tools/nutrient-management-decision-tools - to see how it works. I entered a previous dry season yield of about 6.3 t/ha to obtain a recommendation for an attainable yield of about 7 t/ha (it actually says that it may be a yield in the range of 6.8 -- 7.3 t/ha), resulting in this recommendation:
Early:12-16 days after sowing: 35 kg N/ha, 32 kg P2O5/ha, 28 kg K2O/ha
Active tillering: 28-32 days after sowing: 47 kg N/ha,
Panicle initiation: 43-47 days after sowing: 47 kg N/ha, 28 kg K2O/ha
This looks quite reasonable, but.......I doubt that we really need to apply that much potassium in this field because as a soil scientist I know that the soil is very rich in potassium (K) and that there is also a lot of K in the deep-well irrigation water used in the IRRI farm.
The software can't know about this very unique situation. Under typical conditions Nutrient Manager also recommends top-dressing of K at panicle initiation when yield matches or exceeds 7 t/ha, which may not be necessary in our field because we haven't noticed a clear yield response to that in the past.
What to do? I decided that we should drop the K at panicle initiation, but keep the small amount of K included with the early application because it's included in the NPK compound fertilizer ("14-14-14") we have easily available. It's also widely used by Philippine rice farmers. So, as a pragmatic compromise, our schedule will roughly be:
* About 2 weeks after sowing: 5 bags 14-14-14 per ha
* About 4 weeks after sowing: 2 bags urea per ha
* About 6 weeks after sowing: 2 bags urea per ha
19 January: Applying nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) at this early stage is particularly important to promote early growth and tillering of the young seedlings. I applied the first fertilizer dose on the moist soil surface.
wn.com/7. Irri Agronomy Challenge Fertilizer Recommendation And Application (17 19 January 2012)
Also see: http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=item&id;=11712:irri-agronomy-challenge-how-much-fertilizer⟨=en and a feature on IRRI Radio at https://soundcloud.com/irri-radio/rice-survivor-ep-7-nutrient
Commentary from Achim Dobermann, deputy director general for research at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI; http://irri.org ):
"As of 17 January: I'm not impressed by how the crop looks so far, but we have to keep going and hope that it'll take off, also in some pretty bare looking patches. The next thing we need to do is figure out how much fertilizer to apply.
I think farmers know very well that they need to apply fertilizer, but they also want to keep things simple. Their decisions are much influenced by fertilizer availability and price, their own experience, and convenience in applying the nutrients needed.
Scientists, on the other hand, like to talk a lot about soil testing, soil nutrient supply, crop nutrient requirements, nutrient cycling, balanced nutrition, nutrient use efficiency, nutrient losses, or even site-specific nutrient management. They also tend to aim for a precision in calculating a fertilizer rate that may not have much practical meaning.
Let's start with applying some common sense:
• Our field has a fertile, deep clay soil with high organic matter content (about 4%); hence we really don't need to apply extra organic materials to further improve soil quality or yield.
• We also don't have cheap manure or other organic fertilizer at hand (a problem that most farmers face too); if we had it, we would apply it to our vegetable garden, not the paddy field.
• We want to use a NPK compound fertilizer to supply basic quantities of macronutrients needed in the form of one product -- mainly because it's more convenient as compared to having to apply different single-nutrient fertilizers.
• We haven't seen any serious micronutrient deficiencies in this field before, so we'll not apply those.
• We know that we are going to grow a wet-seeded rice crop. Experience by farmers and researchers shows that for wet direct-seeded rice no fertilizer needs to be applied before or at sowing; the first dose will only be needed about two weeks after sowing.
Fortunately, we can use a nice software tool for coming up with a concrete recommendation for our field -- Nutrient Manager for Rice - http://irri.org/index.php?option=com_k2&view;=itemlist&layout;=category&task;=category&id;=615&Itemid;=100153⟨=en .
In the video, I'm fiddling with a tablet computer on which an Android version of Nutrient Manager is running, live in the field. All it requires is answering a series of questions about the field (e.g., size, where it is located), past and intended management practices that determine the nutrient demand by the crop or the nutrient supply from soil, crop residues or irrigation water. It's based on more than 15 years of on-farm research on site-specific nutrient management in rice, looking into all these relationships in great detail.
Play around yourself with it or with the web version - http://irri.org/knowledge/tools/nutrient-management-decision-tools - to see how it works. I entered a previous dry season yield of about 6.3 t/ha to obtain a recommendation for an attainable yield of about 7 t/ha (it actually says that it may be a yield in the range of 6.8 -- 7.3 t/ha), resulting in this recommendation:
Early:12-16 days after sowing: 35 kg N/ha, 32 kg P2O5/ha, 28 kg K2O/ha
Active tillering: 28-32 days after sowing: 47 kg N/ha,
Panicle initiation: 43-47 days after sowing: 47 kg N/ha, 28 kg K2O/ha
This looks quite reasonable, but.......I doubt that we really need to apply that much potassium in this field because as a soil scientist I know that the soil is very rich in potassium (K) and that there is also a lot of K in the deep-well irrigation water used in the IRRI farm.
The software can't know about this very unique situation. Under typical conditions Nutrient Manager also recommends top-dressing of K at panicle initiation when yield matches or exceeds 7 t/ha, which may not be necessary in our field because we haven't noticed a clear yield response to that in the past.
What to do? I decided that we should drop the K at panicle initiation, but keep the small amount of K included with the early application because it's included in the NPK compound fertilizer ("14-14-14") we have easily available. It's also widely used by Philippine rice farmers. So, as a pragmatic compromise, our schedule will roughly be:
* About 2 weeks after sowing: 5 bags 14-14-14 per ha
* About 4 weeks after sowing: 2 bags urea per ha
* About 6 weeks after sowing: 2 bags urea per ha
19 January: Applying nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) at this early stage is particularly important to promote early growth and tillering of the young seedlings. I applied the first fertilizer dose on the moist soil surface.
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Demonstration of IRRI's semiautomatic-fed downdraft rice hull furnace (dRHF)
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NEW YORK (AP) — An explosion in a crowded Manhattan neighborhood on Saturday night left 29 people injured, and authorities said a second nearby site was also being investigated. Mayor Bill de Blasio called the blast an "intentional act," but said there was no terrorist connection. "Tonight, New York City experienced a very bad incident," de Blasio said at a news conference near the scene in Chelsea ... " ... Police spokesman J ... In St ... ___ ... ....
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UFO Enthusiast Claims Discovery Of Ancient Alien Writing On ‘Abandoned Spacecraft’ On Mars
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A UFO enthusiast has claimed to have discovered what appears to be an “abandoned spaceship” on Mars. And that’s not all. The supposed craft, captured in a NASA Mars photo, has strange markings in the manner of hieroglyphs on its surface that the enthusiast believes could very well be a form of alien writing ... UFOmania described the object ... Scott C ... One commenter insisted all that was discovered was a rock....
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Donald Trump has threatened to sue the New York Times. In a tweet on Saturday night, the Republican nominee for president wrote. “My lawyers want to sue the failing @nytimes so badly for irresponsible intent. I said no (for now), but they are watching. Really disgusting.”. The tweet marks Mr Trump’s latest attack on the press although litigation is unlikely to succeed ... Trump proposes disarming Clinton guards ... ADVERTISEMENT ... The Guardian ... ....
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US accuses Russia of 'grandstanding' over deadly Syria air strikes
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Moscow’s decision to call a UN security council meeting to discuss US-led strikes that killed Syrian soldiers was ‘cynical’. The United States has accused Russia of grandstanding by calling a UN security council meeting to discuss coalition air strikes in Syria, which Moscow said killed dozens of Syrian soldiers and could endanger a truce deal ... UN security council to hold emergency meeting on US air strikes in Syria. Read more ... ....
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‘Plans to promote micro irri using satellite images’
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Nagpur. The Central government plans to encourage micro irrigation in Central India using satellite images produced by National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC), Hyderabad, informed Dr YVN Krishnamurthy, director of NRSC. Within Central India, plans are being made for areas which receive over 500mm rainfall annually. "We are looking for farms having wells and ponds using satellite imaging ... Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App....
Curbing consumption – Water you waiting for? (EAA - Ecotourism Association of Australia)
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(Source. EAA - Ecotourism Association of Australia). Posted by on 16 September 2016 . Comments. Tags. Water, Consume, Rain, Drought, Responsible, Curbing, Reduce, Tourism, Industry, Stakeholder, Ecotourism, Ecotourism Australia. The tourism industry is largely dependent on water. Accommodation providers, in particular, depend on large quantities of water to run showers, swimming pools, irrigation systems and so on ... IRRI Photos - Drought....
Irri contractor told to give Rs11 cr bank guarantee
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Nagpur. The high court has ordered M/s Tapi Prestressed, a private firm taking up irrigation contracts, to submit a Rs11 crore bank guarantee to Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC). The company was awarded a contract in the Gosikhurd dam project ... Click here to download it for your device....
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Nagpur. Expert member of Vidarbha Statutory Development Board MG Kimmatkar on Monday met chief minister Devendra Fadnavis at his official residence Ramgiri and discussed various issues related to the removal of regional imbalance ... "Since majority of irrigation work and realizing of irrigation potential concerns locations in Vidarbha, it makes sense to appoint a minister dedicated to the work ... Click here to download it for your device....
Why I’m livid — but not surprised — that the US sugar industry funded one of the biggest misconceptions in modern nutrition
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Flickr/IRRI Photos. A searing report in the New York Times on Monday revealed an American trade group called the Sugar Research Foundation paid three Harvard scientists the equivalent of today's average American yearly income to publish a review of heart health studies that made sugar look less unhealthy than it really is — and to paint fat as the villain instead ... At the same time, I'm not surprised ... Flickr/Stacey Spensley ... "Eat food ... ....
Sustainalytics Opens Tokyo Office
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TOKYO, Aug ... For additional information about Sustainalytics, visit www.sustainalytics.com ... Through the IRRI survey, investors selected Sustainalytics as the best independent responsible investment research firm for three consecutive years, 2012 through 2014 and in 2015, Sustainalytics was named among the top three firms for both ESG and Corporate Governance research. For more information, visit www.sustainalytics.com. CONTACT....
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. Three months have gone since S ... Mr ... V. Sathyanarayanan, another farmer hailing from Seruvamamani, near Tiruvarur, and nine other farmers interacted with scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Manila. For him, the IRRI’s lack of emphasis on the System of Rice Intensification, a method being promoted by the authorities in India for better paddy cultivation, was a surprise ... C ... ....
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The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), a non-profit independent research and training organization, is no stranger to using IPv6 ... 'We are a totally dual stack shop - we run IPv4 and IPv6 over our entire network,' says Marco van den Berg, IRRI's chief information officer ... AS17721 IRRI-AS-AP International Rice Research Institute 30.04% 24.94% 2 217 ... 'There were some myths as to why IRRI couldn't go cloud....
IRRI to ASEAN: Science supports 10-point action plan on rice (IRRI - International Rice Research Institute)
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IRRI - International Rice Research Institute). PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines (23 August 2016) - At the annual gathering of ASEAN's top agriculture policymakers taking place this week in Palawan, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) will showcase tools, practices, and expertise that could help countries cope with the effects of climate change and strengthen food security in the region....
The biggest reason you gain weight as you age has nothing to do with your metabolism
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Magnus D/flickr. You've probably heard that once you hit 40, it's all downhill when it comes to your weight. That inexplicable force we call our "metabolisms" does begin to grind a bit slower every year from age 30 onwards. Here's the good news. The rate at which your metabolism slows down is actually rather minimal. In reality, most weight gain that happens in mid-life isn't the result of a slower metabolism at all ... Flickr/IRRI Photos ... ....
CAAS and IRRI alliance on rice genomics to develop climate-smart rice (IRRI - International Rice Research Institute)
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IRRI - International Rice Research Institute). BEIJING, China-The Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) have agreed to collaborate on scientific research focused on genomics and germplasm enhancement to meet the challenges of global food security. CAAS and IRRI signed the agreement on 16 August in a special event concurrent with the 7th International Crop Science Congress....
IRRI to present 10-point action plan on rice as ASEAN agri ministers meet (IRRI - International Rice Research Institute)
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IRRI - International Rice Research Institute). PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines - In a bid to rally ASEAN members and other rice-growing countries in Asia to invest more in rice research and innovation, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) will present a 10-point Action Plan to the region's top agriculture policymakers at the annual SOM-AMAF conference to be held next week in this resort city in western Philippines....
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