[2] Launched in November 2010, GRiSP aims to "dramatically improve the ability of rice farmers to feed growing populations in some of the world's poorest nations".
[2] France, through the Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (CIRAD) and L'Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD),[3] as well as Japan through the Japan International Research Centre for Agricultural Sciences (JIRCAS),[4] were critical establishing partners.
Most recently, Singapore announced financial support for international rice research positioning itself as an important GRiSP partner.
Scientists explored the importance of steady and incremental yield gains in Latin America, but delivering this through modern rice breeding techniques.
The promise of new varieties resistant to multiple abiotic stresses such as flooding and salinity, better water and pest management strategies, the identification of the genetic information that makes rice chalky, the impact of IRRI's rice breeding work across Southeast Asia, and the launch of a mobile phone service to help farmers get site-specific nutrient management advice.