Rationale
During the last few decades, world rice production has doubled from 257 to 600 million tons. This has mainly been achieved through the application of conventional plant breeding methods coupled with improved production technologies. We need to produce 25% more rice by 2025 to match the growing population. This increase in rice production has to come with less land, less water, less chemicals and less labor. Many biotic and abiotic stresses are a continuing threat to rice productivity and sustainability. The major challenge is to overcome these constraints and produce high-yielding rice varieties with multiple resistances to biotic and abiotic stresses possessing improved grain quality and nutritive value. The latest advances in biotechnology and genomics offer new opportunities to overcome these constraints limiting rice production. New approaches are extremely important to accelerate the current breeding programs.
Course Overview
This course covers the stages and components of a rice breeding program with a specific focus on product development and provides the participants with an in-depth understanding of the latest developments and techniques in rice breeding.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, participants will be able to:
- To understand the “One IRRI rice breeding strategy”
- To understand the stages and components of a rice breeding program
- Understanding the tools and techniques required; and
- Be exposed to the latest breeding initiatives in IRRI
Learning modality
Five days face-to-face and hands-on training program at IRRI Headquarters, Philippines.
Training Duration
Pre-Training Activity: 2 hrs | October 12, 2023
Training: October 23, 2023 to October 27, 2023| 5 days Philippine Standard Time