The GRA is refreshing its Strategic Plan for 2025-2030, and we need your input!

As a valued member of our community, help us shape the next phase of our work to address agricultural greenhouse gas emissions.

Take Our Short Survey HERE

The survey should only take approximately 15 minutes to complete.

Your responses will help us:

• Assess progress of the 2021-2025 Strategic Plan.
• Understand the capabilities and needs of members and partners.
• Gather perspectives to guide the development of the new Strategic Plan.

Deadline: 31 December

We encourage broad participation to ensure the new Strategic Plan reflects the diversity and needs of our community.

Thank you for your time and contributions to this important process!

The RiceMoRe project is led by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and supported by the government of New Zealand.

Co-organized by IRRI Vietnam and the Paddy Rice Research Group of the Global Research Alliance, the webinar aimed to share our success story and lessons learned from the development and implementation of Rice Activity Monitoring and Reporting System (RiceMoRe) in Vietnam, as well as to explore opportunities to support other countries in the SEA region.

Rumen Microbial Genomics Network webinar recording available!

The Seeding the Future Global Food System Challenge, hosted by Seeding the Future Foundation in partnership with the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), has opened its fourth annual application period. This challenge, now open for applications until January 6, 2025, provides a competitive platform for visionary teams and organizations worldwide to address pressing food system challenges with impactful innovations. By awarding up to $1 million in funding across three award categories–Seed Grants, Growth Grants, and Grand Prizes–the initiative seeks to advance scalable solutions that contribute to nutritious, sustainable, and equitable food systems.

This year, applicants who advance through the review phases gain the additional benefit of being listed in a new Innovation Database and Network. This interactive database connects innovators with global organizations such as the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Food Program, as well as potential investors, broadening their reach and support opportunities.
For more information on how to apply, visit https://www.ift.org/food-system-challenge or contact [email protected].

Under the Global Research Alliance on Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA), New Zealand’s Climate Smart Agriculture (CSA) initiative has been supporting developing countries like Vietnam towards building capability to meet international standards relating to trade in agriculture products. The CSA is a New Zealand-funded international development programme that aims to strengthen climate action by helping countries to effectively account for, and mitigate, their agricultural GHG emissions.

“New Zealand is supporting Vietnam with a GHG inventory and measurement project, developing Vietnam’s agricultural emissions measurement capabilities to accurately track and claim emissions reductions and identify high-impact mitigation options while maintaining productivity”.

New Zealand CSA funding has been used to develop a digital rice activity monitoring and reporting system “RiceMoRe” through a collaboration between the International Rice Research Institute and Vietnam’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. Read more about it HERE.

Closing Date: Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until positions are filled
Location: Advanced research institutions in the USA, Germany and New Zealand

We’re hiring postdocs for a project in the Enteric Fermentation R&D Accelerator to tackle methane emissions in livestock using cutting-edge microbial genetics.

For more information and to express your interest, please see the below attachment.