Rice is life.
The work plan includes agreements on major projects supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia; the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA); Creating the second green revolution by supercharging photosynthesis: C 4 rice and several other on-going research projects.
Abstract
An agreement between the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) was signed on 20 January 2009 at New Delhi which will support and strengthen India’s rice research during the next four years. Further, it ensures India’s continued involvement in frontier rice research along with other countries around the globe. The work plan includes agreements on major projects supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation: Stress-tolerant rice for poor farmers in Africa and South Asia (STRASA); the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA); Creating the second green revolution by supercharging photosynthesis: C 4 rice and several other on-going research projects. The work plan agreement for the period 2009-12 was signed by Dr. Mangala Rai, Secretary, DARE and Director General, ICAR and Dr. Rober Zeigler, Director General, IRRI, Philippines. discussions on various aspects of collaborative research between the two institutions. Vol. 7 No: 2 April 2009