“Rice:
Research to Production” course at the International Rice
Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines May 18 - June 6, 2008.
2008 Flyer (PDF)
Rice: research to
production is a short (3 week), intensive course that takes place at
IRRI in Los Baños, Philippines from May 18 - June 6, 2008.
It was designed to give participants the opportunity to
become familiar with rice in its center of diversity, and to
understand how it fits into the economic and biological context of
Asia. By ‘getting their feet wet in the rice paddies of
Asia’, participants are able to get an intimate feeling for
the rice plant in its native environment.
"Rice: research
to production" is intended to bring rice research alive and make
it more exciting so that young people will be attracted to explore it
as a possibility for constructive engagement as they think about
career and research options.
Our objective is to create a new
generation of plant scientists that understand the importance of
addressing global problems in agriculture, energy and the
environment. The course provides a foundation in rice science and
rice farming research and gives opportunity for participants to
establish research collaborations between themselves and within the
international research networks early in their careers.
The National Science Foundation has founded the Developing
Country Collaboration to create an educational partnership that
will mobilize a large pool of young talent to contribute to global
agricultural research and development. This course represents
the first step in establishing a student-oriented, training and
shuttle research program between US universities and the International Rice Research Institute
(IRRI) in the Philippines.
This course launched in 2007
with 26 participants from the USA, Europe and Asia – 12
countries in all. An outline of course activities, details
about course objectives and justification, and profiles of each of
the participants are available below.
2008 Short Course Application
Course Outline 2007
Objectives and Justification
Course Impact
Student Profiles from 2007