GRRF 2025 Annual Meeting

Dear GRRF Board It is a pleasure to host the Annual GRRF Board meeting on the UC Davis Campus on August 1 and 2, 2025.  Below you will find information on the venues, nearest airports, airport transport, and local hotels within walking distance of the venue. I will be...

RICE PRODUCTION AND RESEARCH TRAINING IN THE PHILIPPINES

The International Rice Research Institute is offering the course “Rice Production to Research” this May 26 to June 13 in Los Banos, Philippines. The course offers a comprehensive overview of rice production and marketing and offers  insights into...

De Datta Award for Rice Research

The Global Rice Research Foundation is proud to announce the very generous gift of US$130,000 to create the SK and Vijji De Datta Award for Rice Research. Dr. Surajit Kumar (SK) De Datta, world recognized leader in rice agronomy, and his supportive wife, Vijayalakshmi...

2025 GRRF Annual Meeting

GRRF MEMBERS AND FRIENDS: The 2025 Annual Meeting of the Global Rice Research Foundation will be held in Davis California on August 2, 2025. Plan on arriving on the 1st and staying through the 3rd to enjoy the delightful (warm) Central Valley of California — but...

New Funding

GRRF is proud to announce it has been given a grant from the National Philanthropic Trust, as recommended by the Open Philanthropy Donor Advised Fund, to “support three six-week research fellowships to engage Ph.D. students in food security – related programs.”...

Report on the 2023 Annual Meeting

The 2023 meeting was held in Ithaca NY, at Cornell. Ronnie and Charlotte Coffman hosted a welcome dinner attended by all. The business meeting decided GRRF would host a Reunion for all former and current IRRI staff along with the Annual Meeting in 2024 in Portland,...