4. IRRC28-IRC2010: Rice Research Priorities in the 21st Century
Channel: International Rice Research Institute
Date: 2010-11-21

The 28th International Rice Research Conference (IRRC28) brought hundreds of top rice scientists to Hanoi from around the world to discuss the latest scientific breakthroughs. With around 1,700 delegates attending, it formed the heart of the 3rd International Rice Congress (IRC2010; http://www.ricecongress.com/?p=home ).

In this IRRC session, Bas Bouman, head of the Crop and Environmental Sciences Division at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI: http://irri.org & http://irri.org/about-irri/our-people/staff-profiles/irri-scientists/bas-bouman ), assesses the magnitude and distribution of researchable Asian rice production constraints and opportunities.