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ContentsAbbreviations and acronyms. ....................................vAcknowledgments ............................................viiAbstract ....................................................1I. Introduction. ..............................................2Objectives . ...............................................2Data and methods ......................................... 3II. Overview of IRRI training programs . .......................... 4Degree programs . ......................................... 4Nondegree programs ...................................... 4III. IRRI’s global database from 1962 to 2010 ...................... 4Number and type of IRRI training programs . ................... 5Trend in total number of participants ......................... 8Number of participants by country ........................... 8Number of participants by gender ............................ 8IV. The graduate degree scholars, 1962 to 2010 . .................. 13Degree scholars by gender . ................................13Age at completion of MS and PhD ..........................13Field of specialization by degree and gender .................. 15Regional location of universities attended by IRRI scholars ...... 17IRRI scholars who rose to leadership positions ................ 18V. A case study of 50 degree scholars ..........................19Gender and degree completed . .............................19Gender and country of origin ...............................21Field of specialization .....................................21Sowing the seeds of rice science: achievements and future directions for training at IRRI iii