To handle the huge challenge of feeding almost half the world – sustainably – we need the best and most brilliant minds and the finest educational programs.

The Best of the Best
IRRI needs to attract the world’s most brilliant thinkers to solve the toughest problems facing rice production, global food security, and rural poverty. The Institute needs to engage the pioneers who shape the academic frontiers in plant breeding and the environmental sciences. Most importantly, IRRI needs to retain senior scientists so they can both mentor younger researchers and have the freedom and resources to continue to do their own vital research.

The Finest Young Minds
IRRI is determined to provide access to the best scientific education regardless of one’s background. We strive to balance intellectual development with public service and to inspire learning inside and outside the laboratory and classroom. Our master’s, PhD, and postdoctoral programs bring together the best scholars from more than 20 nations as diverse as the United States, Laos, France, and Myanmar.

World-Class Staff
IRRI has more than 1,000 world-class scientific and support staff working at its main campus in the Philippines and around its network of offices in Asia and Africa. Heading our research are more than 100 internationally recruited scientists. Many are leaders in their fields and almost half are from developing countries. The Institute is also seeking to develop a series of endowed chairs to lead the way in rice research.

For more information, please contact

The IRRI Fund Singapore
29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace
BlockA #06-01
Singapore 119620
Tel: +65 67730801
Email: [email protected]