IRRI Education

18/05/2026

📢 Course Update: New Schedule & Delivery Format!

To provide a more immersive and intensive learning experience, the Hands-on Training on Biotic Stress Resistance Evaluation will now be delivered as a 2-week comprehensive face-to-face course instead of the previous per-module weekly format.

🗓️ October 5–16, 2026
📍 International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
📝 Application Deadline: June 30, 2026

This training equips researchers, scientists, students, and rice development practitioners with practical skills in evaluating resistance to major rice pests and diseases—from fungal, bacterial, and viral diseases to key insect pests affecting rice productivity. Through hands-on laboratory, greenhouse, and field-based learning, participants will strengthen their capacity to identify resistant genotypes and apply standardized screening protocols critical for sustainable pest management.

As climate change continues to intensify pest and disease pressures, building expertise in biotic stress resistance is essential for advancing resilient rice systems, improving productivity, and supporting global food security. 🌾

Secure your slot and be part of strengthening the future of rice science.

🔗 Apply here: bit.ly/BioticStress2025

15/05/2026

🚨 Application Deadline Extended! 🚨

Still thinking about joining? You now have more time to apply for the Training Workshop on Self-sufficiency, Food Security and Agricultural Transformation! 🌾📈

Gain deeper insights into the challenges and opportunities surrounding food security, agricultural price policies, trade liberalization, and agricultural transformation. This course is designed to help participants better understand the role of agriculture in addressing poverty, malnutrition, and sustainable development.

📚 What you’ll learn:
✔️ Food security vs. food self-sufficiency
✔️ Policies for achieving self-sufficiency and their impacts
✔️ Trade-offs in food trade liberalization
✔️ Drivers of agricultural and structural transformation

🗓️ New Application Deadline: 31 May 2026
🔗 Apply here: https://bit.ly/SsFSAT2026

Don’t miss this opportunity to strengthen your knowledge and engage in meaningful discussions on building resilient and sustainable agrifood systems. Apply now!

14/05/2026

🚨 Deadline Extended! More time to apply!

Interested in strengthening your skills in impact evaluation and causal inference? Join the Workshop on Impact Evaluation and Causal Inference and learn how to:

✔️ Assess program effectiveness through impact evaluations
✔️ Apply causal inference methods (RCTs, DiD, IV, and RDD)
✔️ Conduct cost-effectiveness analysis for policy decisions
✔️ Support evidence-based and sustainable development policies

📅 13–17 July 2026
📍 International Rice Research Institute – South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India

🗓️ Updated application deadline: 31 May 2026
🔗 Apply now: https://bit.ly/IECI2026

IRRI South Asia Regional Centre

06/05/2026

🌾 APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED!

Still thinking about joining? Here’s your chance to be part of the Training Program on Mechanized Direct Seeded Rice (DSR) and strengthen your skills in operating, repairing, and maintaining essential agricultural machinery for modern rice production. 🚜

Gain hands-on experience in:
✅ Safe machine operation and field handling
✅ Calibration and performance optimization
✅ Troubleshooting and minor repairs
✅ Preventive maintenance and service management

Perfect for:
👨‍🌾 Farmers & CHC operators
🔧 Service providers, agricultural engineers & technicians
🌱 Extension professionals, FPOs & agri-startups

Don’t miss this opportunity to level up your expertise in mechanized rice farming and support more efficient, sustainable rice production.

📌 Extended deadline: 10 May 2026

Apply here: https://bit.ly/MDSR2026

IRRI South Asia Regional Centre

04/05/2026

Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), through IRRI Education, successfully concluded the Training Course on Rice Root Phenotyping held from 20–24 April 2026 at IRRI Headquarters, Los Baños, Laguna.

The five-day course brought together 10 graduate students, researchers, and academic professionals from the Philippines, Taiwan, China, Kenya, and Tanzania. Participants represented diverse fields including agronomy, crop physiology, plant pathology, genetics, biology, horticulture, and plant breeding.

The training aimed to strengthen participants’ technical competencies in rice root phenotyping through lectures, demonstrations, and immersive field and laboratory sessions focused on standardized methods for studying rice roots.

🔗 Read the full article here: https://education.irri.org/news-events/irri-concludes-hands-on-training-course-on-rice-root-phenotyping-for-global-researchers/

03/05/2026

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines — The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), through IRRI Education, trained 19 participants from the Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Agricultural Research (DA-BAR), Department of Agriculture – Bureau of Plant Industry (DA-BPI), and Department of Agriculture -Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) on advancing innovation scaling strategies during a three-day course held on 21–23 April 2026 at the IRRI Headquarters, Los Banos, Laguna, Philippines. The training aimed to strengthen capacities in designing, implementing, and assessing scaling efforts to ensure agricultural innovations reach more farmers and generate lasting impact.

At the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the challenge is not only to develop innovations—but to ensure these innovations reach farmers, create impact, and change the system that hinders the improvement of the quality of living of the farmers.

This was the driving focus of the Project UPSKILL training course on the “Introduction to Frameworks, Approaches, and Tools to Support the Co-Design and Implementation of Scaling Efforts” which was co-supported by the CGIAR Scaling for Impact Science Program. This is the second batch of this training series.

Read the full article and discover how scaling innovations can drive more inclusive and sustainable agricultural development in the Philippines: https://education.irri.org/news-events/from-innovation-to-impact-strengthening-scaling-pathways-for-philippine-agriculture/

30/04/2026

🚨 Last Chance to Apply for our May 2026 Courses! 🚨

Applications close TODAY, April 30 ⏳

🔬 Fundamentals of Genomic Predictions and Data-Driven Crop Breeding (India)
Strengthen your expertise in modern plant breeding through hands-on learning in R programming, genomic selection, predictive breeding, quantitative genetics, and G×E analysis. Work with real-world datasets and discover how data-driven tools are transforming crop improvement.

🌾 Rice: Research to Production
Build your foundation in rice science and innovation—from rice production and breeding to pest management, postharvest, and research for development. Gain practical insights into food security challenges and international rice research collaboration.

Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from experts and advance your knowledge in agriculture and crop science.

📌 Apply now before the deadline ends today!

🔗 Application link for RR2P course: https://bit.ly/RR2P2026
🔗 Application link for Fundamentals of Genomic Predictions and Data-Driven Crop Breeding: https://bit.ly/4qlbMEm

28/04/2026

Staff from the DA-BAR participated in the Innovation Package and Scaling Readiness (IPSR) Training led by International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), aimed at transforming the landscape of agricultural research for development (R4D) in the Philippines. This was held at IRRI, Los Baños, Laguna, on April 21-23, 2026.

: DA-BAR staff participated in the Innovation Package and Scaling Readiness (IPSR) Training led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños, Laguna on April 21–23, 2026.

The Project UPSKILL workshop sought to equip agricultural research and extension partners with the competencies needed to scale innovations beyond pilot initiatives toward broader, system-level transformation.



Link to full article in the comment section.

28/04/2026

🌾 From Regulation to Reality: Strengthening Rice Seed Systems 🌾

The two-day intensive training on Seed Rules, Regulations & the PPV&FR Act in Rice successfully concluded at IRRI South Asia Regional Centre, bringing together science, policy, and practice under one roof.
Designed as a systems-level learning journey, the program moved beyond theory to unpack the complete rice seed ecosystem from seed value chains, regulatory governance, and quality assurance to molecular tools, traceability, farmer rights, and international seed frameworks.

Participants engaged with:
🔹 Regulatory governance and seed quality standards
🔹 PPV&FR Act and institutional mechanisms safeguarding innovation and farmer rights
🔹 Advanced molecular tools for seed purity and health
🔹 SAATHI Portal implementation and regulatory digitization
🔹 OECD seed schemes, global harmonization, and cross-border seed trade
🔹 Field and laboratory exposure visits bridging policy with practice

Guided by eminent national and international experts, the training fostered critical dialogue, peer learning, and practical insights culminating in case-based group discussions that connected regulations to real-world seed system challenges.

🎥 This video captures the learning momentum, collaboration, and shared commitment to building transparent, inclusive, and future-ready rice seed systems.

IRRI South Asia Regional Centre

27/04/2026

🚜 Mechanize. Optimize. Scale.

🌾 Training Program on Mechanized Direct Seeded Rice (DSR)
Operation, Repair & Maintenance of Agricultural Machinery

Step into hands-on learning and master the machines powering modern rice systems—from laser land levelers to seeders and sprayers.

🔧 Learn to:
• Operate and calibrate DSR machinery with precision
• Troubleshoot and perform minor repairs in real time
• Apply maintenance strategies that reduce downtime and costs

💡 Designed for scientists, engineers, extension professionals, and agri-service providers ready to turn technical knowledge into field performance.

📅 Training Schedule: May 19–21, 2026
🛑 Application Deadline: May 5, 2026

🌱 Build the skills that drive efficient, scalable, and sustainable rice production.

📩 Apply here: https://bit.ly/MDSR2026
Read more about the course here: https://education.irri.org/technology-transfer/training-program-on-mechanized-direct-seeded-rice/

16/04/2026

🌾 More accessible. Same impactful learning.

As global challenges around food systems continue to grow, this course offers a timely and in-depth look at:
🔍 Food security vs. self-sufficiency
🌍 Policy approaches and trade-offs in achieving food goals
📈 Drivers of agricultural and structural transformation
🥗 The role of agriculture in reducing poverty and malnutrition
Designed for researchers, policymakers, students, and development professionals, this workshop combines theory, real-world case discussions, and hands-on exercises to deepen your understanding of today’s most pressing agrifood issues.

📅 Training Dates: 6–9 July 2026
📝 Application Deadline: 15 May 2026

Take this opportunity to learn, engage, and contribute to shaping more resilient and sustainable food systems. 🌱

👉 Apply here: https://bit.ly/SsFSAT2026

Read more about the course here: https://education.irri.org/technology-transfer/training-workshop-on-self-sufficiency-food-security-and-agricultural-transformation/