Collaborations
The Golden Rice Network
The Golden Rice Network, coordinated by Dr Gerard Barry (IRRI), is the platform from which Golden
Rice is initially being deployed to the smallholders who will be the primary beneficiaries of the technology. The
institutions involved are responsible for introgressing (crossing in by conventional breeding methodologies) the
Golden trait into local varieties.
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Philippines International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) (Management) National Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) India Department of Biotechnology India Directorate of Rice Research Indian Agricultural Research Institute University of Delhi South Campus Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Agricultural University Patnagar University of Agricultural Sciences Bangalore Chinsurah Rice Research Station |
Reaching the target populations with Golden Rice depends on finding the right national partners,
like India's National Agricultural Research Centre. Since the Green Revolution they have built a strong relationship
of trust and delivery with farmers across the nation.
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Vietnam Bangladesh Rice Research Institute China Huazhong Agricultural University Chinese Academy of Science Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences Indonesia Agency for Agricultural Research & Development, Jakarta Germany University of Freiburg (Research) |
Rice cultivation has always been based on community work. The Golden Rice Network is no
different; transfer of the technology and diffusion of local Golden Rice varieties will involve
researchers, breeders, extensionists, and finally the small farmers themselves.
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