The Macaulay Land Use Research Institute is an international centre for research on the environmental and social consequences of rural land use. The Institute has recently partnered with IRRI to study methane emissions estimates from rice fields and evaluate ways of reducing those emissions.

NIAES is an independent research institution based in Japan.  The Institute’s aim is to carry out research pertaining agricultural production for the conservation and improvement of the environment.  NIAES has several research projects of interest to rice researchers.  The project on Biodiversity in Paddy Fields is directed toward proposing agricultural activities that contribute to the conservation and management of biodiversity.  The project on Mitigation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions aims to measure actual emissions of methane from rice paddies and verify the effectiveness of various greenhouse gas reduction technologies.

Around the world there is growing recognition of the dangerous risks that the use of chemical pesticides pose. Pesticide Eco-Alternatives Center Yunnan Thoughtful Action (PEAC) was created in February 2002 to address this problem. The mission of PEAC is to reduce the use of harmful pesticides in China and to promote alternative ecological forms of pest control, and eventually protect the human health and ecological health for sustainable development.

PhilRice is a national research institute attached to the Philippine Department of Agriculture.  The Institute functions to plan, undertake, and coordinate a national research and development program for rice-based farming systems and to coordinate the national network of rice research and development stations.  Research at PhilRice is divided into four major programs and twenty-four sub-projects.  The major programs include: irrigated lowland, rainfed lowland, knowledge management and promotion, and impact and policy research.  Some of the sub-projects themes are variety, tillage and crop establishment, water management, integrated nutrient management, integrated pest management and harvesting.

Rice IPM is a joint Program by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the University of Queensland.  The Program engages in research and extension and contains detailed information on a range of topics such as pest ecology, crop checking and fact sheets on insect pests and beneficials, diseases and weeds.  RiceIPM aims to provide a framework for integrating knowledge, skills and information on pest management for rice production in the tropics.    

A group of agricultural training centres in Madagascar have as part of the System of Rice Intensification (SRI) Madagascar initiative joined to provide different kinds of training related to organic agriculture. The training centres are: CHAMP-ECOLE, TAOEZAKA, ZOMA and TAF – agro-eco-tourist centre.

SRI promotes the spread of the System of Rice Intensification in Madagascar. It is structured around several simple techniques: early replanting of rice seedlings, replanting on a grid and partial drying of rice paddies. SRI is entirely organic.