International Rice Research Institute

Established    : 1960
Headquarter  : Los Banos, Philippines

IRRI is an independent, nonprofit, research and educational institute, founded in 1960 by the Ford and Rockefeller foundations with support from the Philippine government. The institute, headquartered in Los Baños, Philippines. IRRI is committed to a food-secure future. Government of India inaugurated  the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI),Varanasi in 2018. IRRI,Varanasi is expected to be a boon for food production and skill development in the eastern India and similar ecologies in other South Asian and African countries.

• The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is the world’s premier research organization dedicated to reducing poverty and hunger through rice science. 
• IRRI develops advanced rice varieties that yield more grain and better withstand pests and disease as well as flooding, drought, and other harmful effects of climate change. More than half of the rice area in Asia is planted to IRRI-bred varieties.
• The institute develops new and improved methods and technologies that enable farmers to manage their farms profitably and sustainably, and recommends rice varieties and agricultural practices suitable to particular farm conditions as well as consumer preferences.