Objective of the Rice Survivor training:
- To provide members of the IRRI community an opportunity to have a hands-on, seed to seed, rice production experience.
Brief description:- Full season rice production training
- Teams of 5-6 people from different disciplines deciding together on production decisions
- Minimal scheduled class time of 1-2 hrs per week
- Gain first-hand experience dealing with challenges of rice production
Topics covered:
- Farm planning – crop calendar;
- Variety selection & quality seed
- Land preparation
- Nursery preparation
- Crop establishment
- Water management
- Nutrient management
- Weed management
- Pest and disease management
- Crop diagnosis
- Harvest
- Milling
- Economic and sustainability assessment
Expected outputs:
- Increased knowledge and skills in various aspects of rice production
- Experience with various challenges of rice production
- Some participants will have better understanding about how their role at the institute fits into the context of rice research and production
- Others participants can better appreciate the challenge of IRRI’s task to increase rice productivity
- Familiarity with IRRI ICT products including RKB, Rice Doctor, and Rice Crop Manager
Costs:
- $50 participant fee for the 6 month course including 2-3 hours per week for training sessions and field activities
- IRRI covers a significant portion of the training costs with E.S. covering the field production costs and the Training Center subsidizing a portion of the training costs
Participant information from the first 3 seasons:
- Gender: 55% female; 45% male
- Position: 47% NRS; 20% IRS; 14% PDF; 9% Consultant; 8% PhD student; Others
- Division: 43% CESD; 18% PBGB; 12% SSD; 9% TC; 4% GRC; 3% GQNC; 3% HRS; 8% others
- Nationality: 48% Philippines; 10% India; 6% U.S.; 4% Australia; 4% Germany; 4% U.K.; 24% Others
Date & Venue: November 2014 - April 2015
International Rice Research Institute
Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines
Deadline of application: November 5, 2014 Apply on-line at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1A6P4dfTvcJhACfF07DPjyx0xoNMJHSnjI-oX1AnvZQ8/viewform Email questions to: Achu Arboleda (m.s.arboleda@irri.org)
Maji Marikit (m.marikit@irri.org)
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