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The Good Laboratory Practices at IRRI course tailored for IRRI technicians, scientists, and students offers training on essential principles, protocols, and standards crucial for ensuring quality, reliability, and integrity in laboratory operations and research activities related to rice science.

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The SRP Standard is the first voluntary sustainability standard for rice, promoting resource efficiency and sustainability in the global rice sector, benefiting more farmers.

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This online course provides a comprehensive understanding of the health impact of rice and its starch structure, digestibility, and glycemic index. The course is designed to cover the topics from basic to advanced levels, and it is divided into three modules.

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The modules here contain the required pre-training preparations that you must complete before the actual training sessions and the demonstration videos of using STAR.

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This course covers the different phenotyping protocols to address abiotic stresses: 1) salinity 2) anaerobic germination 3) submergence

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Learn the essentials of research data management for responsible research conduct. Discover the importance of pre-project data planning, effective documentation, and systematic organization techniques to optimize data management.

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This online, self-paced course covers the basics of rice production, and aims to give learners an appreciation of the changes and challenges in the rice industry from production to market.

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Discover sustainable solutions for managing rice straw in rice production, exploring alternatives to burning that contribute to air pollution and health issues. Learn about various options promoting sustainable value chains for effective rice straw management.

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Tackle challenges in rice production: improve land consolidation, enhance mechanization, optimize agronomic inputs. Address sloping issues affecting water distribution and crop establishment. Mitigate challenges, optimize resources, and enhance rice production efficiency.

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Gain essential skills in project cycle management for Research for Development and Extension (R4DE) initiatives, understanding its crucial role as a foundation and roadmap for project teams. Learn to design a seamless and systematic process to achieve societal development goals in R4DE projects by operationalizing objectives, inputs, outputs, and activities.

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Acquire skills for data-driven research proposals, fostering critical thinking, informed decisions in agriculture, and meaningful solutions. Improve contributions to the field.

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Climate change significantly impacts food security. Climate-smart agriculture (CSA) tackles this by promoting sustainable practices, enhancing resilience, and aiding communities in adapting to and managing climate change effects through various means.

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Rice post-production and harvesting is a critical aspect of the rice industry, as it involves the handling, processing, and packaging of rice to ensure its quality and preservation before it reaches the consumers.

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Value chains offer a comprehensive perspective on an industry's performance, encompassing all stages from product inception through production, delivery to consumers, and eventual disposal after use.

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Effective scientific communication is pivotal for multiple reasons. It enhances public awareness, aids policymaking by utilizing scientific evidence for issues like climate change, and fosters informed public opinions and engagement.