Additional Resources | Production Risk in Rice

Featured Topic: Pest & Disease Risk Management in Rice

See FARMD's past featured topic on Pest & Disease Risk Management in Coffee, Cocoa, and Rice to discover more original articles on production risk in rice, including:

Highlighted Global Initiatives:

  • CABI Plantwise Initiatives:
    • Global Pest Mapping Tool
    • Pest and Disease Management Fact Sheets
    • Diagnostic Tool
  • Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
  • ​International Rice Research Institute
    • ​Rice Knowledge Bank
    • IRRI Rice Varieties
    • IRRI Library
  • ​Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
    • ​TECA - Technologies and practices for small agricultural producers
    • Knowledge Forum on Good Practices (including irrigaion and pest and disease)

Regional and National Projects & Organizations

ACIAR Projects to Boost Rice Yield | The program aims to boost yields by improving the efficiency of water and nutrient use. The entry point for yield enhancement is to improve the crop water-use efficiency of both irrigated and dryland components of rice-based systems. Water productivity gains will need to be underpinned by sustainable soil fertility. This will necessitate targeted research to develop site-specific nutrient management systems, including more efficient use of fertilisers, soil ameliorants, green and animal manures and residues. Tailoring agronomic practices (e.g. weed management, planting methods) to local conditions will further enhance water and nutrient efficiency. Projects include 1. Developing improved farming and marketing systems in rainfed regions of Southern Lao PDR, 2. Improved rice germplasm for Cambodia and Australia, 3.Improved irrigation water management to increase rice productivity in Cambodia, 4. Introduction of short duration pulses into rice-based cropping systems in western Bangladesh

Rice planthoppers | This project aims to  develop durably resistant varieties and new field resistance evaluation methods, strategies for the management of virus diseases carried by planthoppers,  use ecological engineering to develop biodiversity-based pest control and to identify key indicators of this ecosystem service,  understand farmers’ decision-making process, develop communication strategies, and initiate policy dialogues to upscale ecological practices, and enhance capacities of national systems in research, communications, and extension. >>Learn More

ci:grasp | This map, produced by ci:grasp, displays each regency in Indonesia's risk of area loss and rice production loss due to sea-level rise compared to all others Indonesian’s regencies with coastal stretches.

ci:grasp performs as a climate information service and provides sound knowledge on current and projected climate stimuli, climate impacts and adaptation options at the national, sub-national and regional level.

Visit ci:grasp to view the map and learn more about their project

PhilRice | Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is a government corporate entity attached to the Department of Agriculture created through Executive Order 1061 on 5 November 1985 (as amended) to help develop high-yielding and cost-reducing technologies so farmers can produce enough rice for all Filipinos. The Institute accomplishes this mission through research and development work in our central and six branch stations, coordinating with a network that comprises 57 agencies and 70 seed centers strategically located nationwide. >>Learn More

Further Reading & Resources