IRRI 2025–2030 Strategy: A Bold Vision for Rice-Based Agri-Food Systems
IRRI 2025
Rice is humanity’s most vital food source—feeding over 4 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, and supporting 150 million farmers across 100 countries. Since IRRI’s founding in 1960, global rice production has tripled to 776 million tonnes annually. Sustaining this growth to meet future demand presents unprecedented challenges. Despite advancements, rice cultivation continues to contribute 1.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions and consumes 30% of global freshwater. Projected yield losses of 10–15% per 1°C temperature increase, shifting nutritional demands, persistent inequality among smallholder farmers, and evolving partnership landscapes, demand a bold, collaborative transformation of ricebased food systems to ensure they are sustainable, resilient, and equitable for future generations. Given this new context, IRRI is renewing its mission to transform rice-based agri-food systems to deliver a healthier, more resilient, and inclusive future for people and planet. Building on over 60 years of global leadership, our 2025–2030 strategy addresses today’s most urgent challenges.
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