The IRRI mandate ‘The Intemational Rice Research lnsttute—IRRi—is en autonomous, nonprofit agricultural research and! training ‘center. It was established in 1960 to help increase total food production from rice-based faraing systems in developing countrias, particulary in Asia. Its purpose is to establesh, maintain, and operate an Intemational rice masearch institute designed to auraue ‘any and/or ai of the flloaing objectives: 11. To conduct research on the rice plant, on ali phases of fee production, management, distbuion and Ut zation with a view of attaining nutntve and economic ‘advantage er ueneft for the people af Asia and other major ice growing areas of the world trraugn improve: ‘ment in quality and quantity of ree: 2. To publish and disseminate research findings ond recommendatians of the Institute: 3. To distnbute imoraved plant materials to national, regional and international research centers where ‘hey might be of significant valve or use in breecing, or improvement programs; 4 To develop and movcate prommsing young scientists from Asia and athar major tice growing areas of the \wodd alang lines connected with or relating to rice reduction, aestrtution and titration, through Fesident and joint training programs under the guid ‘noe af welbtrained and distinguished scientists: 5 Ta establish, maintain, and operate an infarmatian center and library which wall pravide, among ethers, for interested secentists and scholars everywhere ‘collection ofthe work's Itarature:en rice; 5. To establish, maintain and ogarate a rice genetics resources Isboratory which wil make awallabie 19 Scientists and institutions al over the word a global callection af rice: geemnolss 7. Ta organize ot hold periodic conferences, forums, and ‘Seminars, whether inmstional, regjonal, national or ‘otherwise for the purpose of discussing current Drabloms and for developing research stratagies for elevating ond stabilzing rie yields under dliffevent enviroaments, TRI IBRD e the frst in & new series of yearly corporate reports on the International Rice Research hnsttute, It replaces the IRI Resaarch Highights series. Each isis vail focus on current rice research conoems ang will ‘report contemporary IRI secompiishmnents.Riceand the world 3 Dinectorgeneral & Researchprograms 11 Deputy director general 12 Irrigated rice research 15 Rainfod lowland rice research 19 Upland riceresearch 24 Deepwvater/tidal wetlonds rice research 27 Crassecmsystems research 31 International programs. 37 Deputy directorgeneral 38 Germplasmewnservationand dissemination 39 Information and knowledgeexchange 42 Networks 45 Training 48 Country and regional projects, 51 IRI management 55 1989 financial statement 61 IRRI boned of trustees 198569 IRR international staéf 1989 70