IRRI Web Videos
About this original series
IRRI is a nonprofit research and education center established to reduce poverty and hunger, improve the health of rice farmers and consumers, and ensure environmental sustainability through collaborative research, partnerships, and strengthening of national agricultural research and extension systems.
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# Episodes
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Episodes of IRRI Web Videos
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IRRI pioneer interviews: potpourri of opinions, ...
This final installment in the 12-part IRRI Pioneer Interview series features a selection of opinions, ideas, and anecdotes, which cover relevant commentary on current events, children growing up at IRRI and views on their fathers, and even a discrepancy or two. Gelia Castillo (Philippine National Scientist and long-time IRRI consultant) on her interest in rice and contributing to IRRI as a consultant Hubert Zandstra (IRRI agronomist,1975-80; IRRI deputy director general for research, 1989-91) ...
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Release date
Sep 13, 2010
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Runtime
56:05
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IRRI Pioneer Interview: Thank you, Margaret That...
Dr. Michael T. Jackson spent 19 eventful years at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI, 1991-2010) in various capacities—germplasm specialist and the first head of the Genetic Resources Center (GRC); program leader for Rice Genetic Resources: Conservation, Safe Delivery, and Use; and director for Program Planning and Communications (DPPC). As head of the GRC, he overhauled operations and procedures at the International Rice Genebank to meet FAO international genebank standards and t...
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Release date
Jun 19, 2010
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Runtime
01:16:48
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IRRI Pioneer Interview: Thank you, Margaret That...
Dr. Michael T. Jackson spent 19 eventful years at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI, 1991-2010) in various capacities—germplasm specialist and the first head of the Genetic Resources Center (GRC); program leader for Rice Genetic Resources: Conservation, Safe Delivery, and Use; and director for Program Planning and Communications (DPPC). As head of the GRC, he overhauled operations and procedures at the International Rice Genebank to meet FAO international genebank standards and t...
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Release date
Jun 19, 2010
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Runtime
53:51
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A juggling act: Breaking gender barriers and cha...
Susan McCouch an associate geneticist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). in 1990-94 and currently professor of plant breeding and genetics at Cornell University, was truly a pioneer—in more ways than one. She was an integral part of the team at Cornell that developed the first-ever molecular map of rice while, at the same time, being among the first female scientists to break the gender barrier in agricultural research. Back in 1985, when she applied to be a graduate student ...
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Release date
Apr 8, 2010
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Runtime
40:06
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A kaleidoscope of achievements, recognition, and...
A set of historic videos featuring:* This is IRRI (1963; 11:22). This film about IRRI i n the early days was produced by William C. Cobb.* Robert F. Chandler, Jr., winner of the World Food Prize (1988; 7:47).* Excerpt from Precious seeds; the Hank Beachell story (2000; 7:21).* Excerpt from The origins of IRRI (1994; Length: 3:15).* Luck is the residue of design (2007; 4:42). Peter Jennings recounts his memories of U.S. President Lyndon Johnson’s visit to IRRI in 1966. An excerpt from the full ...
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Release date
Apr 1, 2010
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Runtime
59:35
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From genes to farmers’ fields: Flood-proof rice ...
Flood-proof versions of popular varieties of rice, which can withstand 2 weeks of complete submergence, have passed tests in farmers’ fields with flying colors. Several of these varieties are now close to official release by national and state seed certification agencies in Bangladesh and India, where farmers suffer major crop losses because of flooding of up to 4 million tons of rice per year. This is enough rice to feed 30 million people.The flood-tolerant versions of the “mega varieties”—hi...
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Release date
Feb 14, 2010
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Runtime
09:53
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Life in Transition: Murgi Musallam (Part 2)
This dramatic episode from Bangladesh, in Bangla with English subtitles, was produced by the Food Security for Sustainable Household Livelihoods (FoSHoL) in association with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Completed in June 2009, the FoSHoL project sought to build the capacities of food insecure farm households in communities in the Barind Tract of northwestern Bangladesh. Working in selected vulnerable communities, the project: built the capacities of targeted households to ...
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Release date
Feb 13, 2010
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Runtime
22:49
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Life in Transition: Murgi Musallam (Part 1)
This dramatic episode from Bangladesh, in Bangla with English subtitles, was produced by the Food Security for Sustainable Household Livelihoods (FoSHoL) in association with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Completed in June 2009, the FoSHoL project sought to build the capacities of food insecure farm households in communities in the Barind Tract of northwestern Bangladesh. Working in selected vulnerable communities, the project: built the capacities of targeted households to ...
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Release date
Feb 13, 2010
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Runtime
22:04
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Life in Transition: A Little More Love
This dramatic episode from Bangladesh, in Bangla with English subtitles, was produced by the Food Security for Sustainable Household Livelihoods (FoSHoL) in association with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Completed in June 2009, the FoSHoL project sought to build the capacities of food insecure farm households in communities in the Barind Tract of northwestern Bangladesh. Working in selected vulnerable communities, the project: built the capacities of targeted households to ...
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Release date
Feb 13, 2010
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Runtime
22:49
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Life in Transition: Passing On
This dramatic episode from Bangladesh, in Bangla with English subtitles, was produced by the Food Security for Sustainable Household Livelihoods (FoSHoL) in association with the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). Completed in June 2009, the FoSHoL project sought to build the capacities of food insecure farm households in communities in the Barind Tract of northwestern Bangladesh. Working in selected vulnerable communities, the project: built the capacities of targeted households to ...
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Release date
Feb 12, 2010
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Runtime
23:13
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