Rainfed rice - IRRI books - International Rice Research Institute
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The <strong>International</strong> <strong>Rice</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Institute</strong> (<strong>IRRI</strong>) was established in 1960 by the Ford and<br />
Rockefeller Foundation with the help and approval of the Government of the Philippines. Today,<br />
<strong>IRRI</strong> is one of the 16 nonprofit international research centers supported by the Consultative Group<br />
on <strong>International</strong> Agricultural <strong>Research</strong> (CGIAR). The CGIAR is cosponsored by the Food and<br />
Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the <strong>International</strong> Bank for Reconstruction<br />
and Development (World Bank), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the<br />
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Its membership comprises donor countries,<br />
international and regional organizations, and private foundations.<br />
As listed in its most recent Corporate Report, <strong>IRRI</strong> receives support, through the CGIAR,<br />
from a number of donors including UNDP, World Bank, European Union, Asian Development<br />
Bank, and Rockefeller Foundation, and the international aid agencies of the following<br />
governments: Australia, Belgium, Canada, People’s Republic of China, Denmark, France, Germany,<br />
India, Indonesia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Japan, Republic of Korea, The Netherlands, Norway,<br />
Peru, Philippines, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, and the United States.<br />
The responsibility for this publication rests with the <strong>International</strong> <strong>Rice</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>.<br />
The designations employed in the presentation of the material in this publication do not<br />
imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of <strong>IRRI</strong> concerning the legal status of<br />
any country, territory, city, or area, or of its authorities, or the delimitation of its frontiers or<br />
boundaries.<br />
<strong>International</strong> <strong>Rice</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Institute</strong><br />
Los Baños, Philippines<br />
Mailing address: MCPO Box 3127, 1271 Makati City, Philippines<br />
Phone: (63-2) 845-0563; 844-3351 to 53<br />
Fax: (63-2) 891-1292, 845-0606<br />
Email: <strong>IRRI</strong>@CGIAR.ORG<br />
Telex: (ITT) 40890 <strong>Rice</strong> PM; (CWI) 14519 IRILBPS<br />
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URI: http://www/cgiar.org/irri<br />
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Courier address: Suite 1009, Pacific Bank Building<br />
6776 Ayala Avenue, Makati City, Philippines<br />
Phone (63-2) 891-1236; 891-1174; 891-1256; 891-1303<br />
Suggested citation:<br />
Singh, V.P. and R.K. Singh, editors. 2000. <strong>Rainfed</strong> <strong>Rice</strong>: A Sourcebook of Best Practices and<br />
Strategies in Eastern India. <strong>International</strong> <strong>Rice</strong> <strong>Research</strong> <strong>Institute</strong>. 292 p.<br />
ISBN 81-86789-02-2
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