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  Location within Laguna .svg) International Rice Research Institute (Luzon) .svg) International Rice Research Institute (Philippines) | |
| Formation | 1960 |
|---|---|
| Type | Intergovernmental organization |
| Purpose | Research |
| Headquarters | Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines |
| Coordinates | 14°10′12″N 121°15′25″E / 14.170°N 121.257°E |
Region served | Worldwide |
Director General | Dr. Yvonne Pinto[1] |
| Affiliations | CGIAR |
Budget | US$92.02 million (2015)[2] |
Staff | more than 1,000[3][failed verification] |
| Website | www.irri.org |
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is an international agricultural research and training organization with its headquarters in Los Baños, Laguna, in the Philippines, and offices in seventeen countries.[4][5] IRRI is known for its work in developing rice varieties that contributed to the Green Revolution in the 1960s which preempted the famine in Asia.[6]
The institute, established in 1960 aims to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure environmental sustainability of rice farming. It advances its mission through collaborative research, partnerships, and the strengthening of the national agricultural research and extension systems of the countries IRRI works in.[7]
IRRI is one of 15 agricultural research centers in the world that form the CGIAR Consortium of International Agricultural Research Centers, a global partnership of organizations engaged in research on food security. It is also the largest non-profit agricultural research center in Asia.[8]
- ^ "Yvonne Pinto | About". IRRI.org. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "IRRI website: 2015 Annual Report". Archived from the original on 10 October 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "IRRI website: Our people".
- ^ "IRRI website: About IRRI".
- ^ "International Rice Research Institute on Google maps".
- ^ "A bigger rice bowl". The Economist. 10 May 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "IRRI - Our mission". Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "International Rice Research Institute celebrates its 50th Anniversary". Manila Bulletin. Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. 9 December 2009. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2010.