In partnership with the national agricultural research and extension systems (NARES) and the private hybrid rice seed sector, IRRI proposes to establish a Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC).
HRDC Annual Meeting 2012
The year 2012 HRDC annual meeting will be held on March 27, 2012, at IRRI, Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines. The meeting programs will consist of a one day scientific meeting on March 27, and 2-3 days of field plant selections for breeding materials.
Below are some of the agendas for this year’s HRDC meeting.
1.Proposals for special studies and activity;
2.HRDC reports (MRYT and other activities);
3.Proposed scientific seminars focusing on
· Molecular approaches for abiotic stress tolerance
·Exploring the transfer of out-crossing traits from wild Oryza species to enhance hybrid seed production
·GIS technology related to rice production
·Progress of SNP chips for rice breeding
·Progress of C4 rice research
4.Field tour (MRYT at IRRI);
5.HRDC field selection (F2, F3, and F4):
F2 = 152 populations with 2,500 plants per population
F3 = 10 R lines (50 plants each) & 332 B lines (50 plants each)
F4 = 35 R lines (30 plants each) & 164 B lines (30 plants each)
In a meeting on 14 November 2010, the Board of Trustees approved a revised IP Policy, taking into consideration the Institute’s goal of maximizing the delivery of its products and services to achieve the highest impact for development while at the same time being conscious of IRRI’s obligation to comply with relevant international treaties and agreements.
A self-study course on transferring plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA), developed by Yoke Sau Metz in IRRI’s Training Center, is now available online in addition to new FAQs on the Standard Material Transfer Agreement (SMTA) recently put on the Web site. Both are accessible here. Any comments will be gratefully received! Send them to Ruaraidh Sackville Hamilton.
From the GRC: revised FAQs on the SMTA
The GRC has recently revised its FAQs to provide answers to many of the questions it receives from people who want to obtain seed and are wondering about the implications of doing so under theStandard Material Transfer Agreement. Revised FAQs on the SMTA
Paper on Philippine Agricultural and Food Policies
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) recently published a paper related to the Philippine Agricultural and food policies. The report was based on the project, Poverty Implications of Special Product Treatment of Key Food Items in the Philippines, which was undertaken from March to July 2007 with research funding from the Development Research Group (Trade) of the World Bank.One of the important subjects discussed was the hybrid rice in the Philippines.IRRI’s Deputy Director for Research Achim Dobermann has commented on the paper on IRRI’s position.
Below is a link to the paper, Dr. Dobermann’s comments as well as the author’s response.
