A five-day face-to-face and hands-on training program about the recent advances in rice breeding was organized at the IRRI headquarters in the Philippines. Thirty agricultural students participated in the course where they learned about the One IRRI rice breeding strategy, the stages and components of a rice breeding program, and the tools and techniques required for a rice breeding program. They were also exposed to the latest breeding initiatives in IRRI.
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