From breeding to genome editing: strategies to prevent gambling with rice health

An IRRI Thursday seminar 

By Ricardo Oliva
Scientist II - Plant Pathology and Host Plant Resistance
Crop and Environmental Sciences Division (CESD)

15 September 2016
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI 

Rice straw: From waste to worth as clean fuel

An IRRI Thursday seminar 

By Craig Jamieson, Martin Gummert, and Nguyen Van Hung

18 August 2016
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI

Investment games: A new approach in eliciting farmers’ preferences for rice breeding products

An IRRI Thursday seminar 

By Matty Demont
Senior Scientist, Market and Value Chain Research

19 May 2016
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI

Filled rice bowls: renewed complacency?

An IRRI Seminar 

By Bas Bouman
Director, Global Rice Science Partnership (GRiSP)

12 May 2016
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI

A pathway from basic science to a GM rice product and edited (non GM?) rice for a healthier rural community

An IRRI Seminar 

By Dr. Inez Hortense Slamet-Loedin
21 April 2016
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI

Improvement of rice storability: compositions of tocol homologues in lipids

An IRRI Seminar 

By Dr Jeom-Sig Lee
7 April 2016
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI

Path to Achieving Sustainable Food Security in Sri Lanka: Experience from the rice sector

An IRRI Seminar 

By Dr. Buddi Marambe
Professor of Weed Science
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Peradeniya,
Sri Lanka

31 March 2016
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI

Moving rice out of the water: a huge evolution for the plants

An IRRI Seminar 

By Dr. Benoit Clerget
Senior Scientist - Crop Physiology
Crop and Environmental Sciences Division

17 March 2016

1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI HQ

Rice diversity: balancing needs and rights to feed the world

An IRRI Seminar

By Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton
Senior Scientist  - Evolutionary Biology
Genetics and Biotechnology

11 February 2016
1:15-2:15 p.m.
Havener Auditorium
IRRI HQ


Abstract:
In this seminar, passionately held conflicting views about the use of genetic resources to solve the challenges of climate change, population growth, hunger, poverty, and environmental degradation will be presented. Ruaraidh will attempt to shed light on some of these differing views, particularly on inter-governmental debates, that determine how rice is conserved, distributed, and improved. He will also present how IRRI has created a solution that allows the institute to do what needs to be done while complying with international obligations. Finally, an update will be given on recent developments that require even more careful consideration, and impending changes that may need further adaptation.

Reducing mineral and vitamin deficiencies through biofortification: progress and future strategy under HarvestPlus

An IRRI Seminar 

By Dr Howarth Bouis
Director, HarvestPlus

4 February 2016

1:15-2:​00 p.m.

Havener Auditorium 

​IRRI HQ

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In pursuit of an African Green Revolution: views from rice and maize farmers' fields

An IRRI Seminar 

By Keijiro Otsuka

Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Tokyo

​​28 January 2016

1:15-2:​00 p.m.

Havener Auditorium 

​IRRI HQ​

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IRRI's irrigated breeding program: past, present, and future

Special Seminar

By Bertrand Collard
Senior Scientist, Irrigated Rice Breeder/Acting INGER-MET Coordinator
Plant Breeding Division (PBD)

​​22 January 2016
1:15-2:​00 p.m.
​DL Umali Rooms ABC
​IRRI HQ​

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Business models and value chains in postharvest: A retrospective look with lessons for the future

An IRRI Seminar

By ​​​Alfred Schmidley

Business Model and Value Chain Specialist

Crop and Environmental Sciences Division (CESD)

​​14 January 2016

1:15-2:15 p.m.

Havener Auditorium

IRRI

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