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‘he Intemational Rice Reseorcn Institite—IRRI—is an
futonomous, nonprofit agricultural research and training
center. it was established in 1960 to help increase total
food production trom rice based farming systems in
developing counties, particulary in Asia.
Ms purpose is to establish, maintain, and operate an
international nce research institute designed fo purve
‘ny and/or all of the folowing abjectvos:
41, To conduct research on tne rice plat. on all phases
fof fice production, management. distribution and
tization wth a view of attaining nutritive and
‘economic advantage or benefit for the people af
‘Asia and other major nice-growing aces of the word
Ahrough Improvernen in quality and quantity of row:
2. To puRhsh and disseminate research fncings anc
reoornmendations of the Institue:
3. To distribute improved plant materials to national,
regjons! 3nd intemationsl research canters whore
they might be of signiicant value of USE in Oreecing
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4. To devoion and educate promising youre scientists
from Asia and other major rice rowing areas of the
‘world slong Bes connected with oF relating to rie
broduction, distribution and utilization, through
resident and jot training programs under the
uldence af welttrained ang Histingtsned
Scientists:
5. To establish, maintain, and operate an information
enter ant ibtary which wil oxide, among others,
for interested scientists and scholars everynhere &
collection ofthe world's literature on nce:
6. To estavesh, maintain, and operate a tice genetics
fesoureas laboratory wbich wil make svailebe to
scientists end institutions all over the word a global
‘collection at rice germplasm;
7. To organize oF hold periodic conferences, torus,
and seminars, whether international, regional,
Nations! or atherwise, for the pumose of discussing
‘current problems. and for developing research
sralegas for elevating end stabilizing re yields
under ditlerent ertwiorrients.A continuing adventure in rice research 2
Ditectar general 8
TRE research 160-1990 10,
Research programs 17
Deputy director general 19
Irrigated rive ecosystem 21
Rained lowland rice ecosystem 31
Upland rice ecusystem 36
Deepwater and tial wetlands nceecosystem 7
Cross-sonsystems research 42
International programs 49
Deputy dizector general 50
Germplasm conservation and dissemination 52
Information and knowledge exchange 55
Networks 58
Training 64
Country and regional projects 66
Financeand administration 71
Deputy director general 72
1990 financial statements 75
RRI teustews 1990 85.
RRL intereatbonal stat! 1990 86
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