For many IRRI employees The Big Bus (“Ang malaking bus“) is how they get to and from work.

In 2014, it turns 30, and choices need to be made regarding its future. 

Michael Joyce reports that  one potential fate of the bus (actually there are two of the same model) is particularly intriguing.

For many IRRI employees The Big Bus (“Ang malaking bus“) is how they get to and from work. In 2014, it turns 30, and choices need to be made regarding its future. Michael Joyce reports that one potential fate of the bus (actually there are two of the same model) is particularly intriguing.

The Big Bus!

IRRI, or the International Rice Research Institute, is a nonprofit independent research and training organization. IRRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium.
IRRI develops new rice varieties and rice crop management techniques that help rice farmers improve the yield and quality of their rice in an environmentally sustainable way. We work with our public and private sector partners in national agricultural research and extension systems in major rice-growing countries to do research, training, and knowledge transfer. Our social and economic research also informs governments to help them formulate policy to improve the equitable supply of rice.

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IRRI, or the International Rice Research Institute, is a nonprofit independent research and training organization. IRRI is a member of the CGIAR Consortium. IRRI develops new rice varieties and rice crop management techniques that help rice farmers improve the yield and quality of their rice in an environmentally sustainable way. We work with our public and private sector partners in national agricultural research and extension systems in major rice-growing countries to do research, training, and knowledge transfer. Our social and economic research also informs governments to help them formulate policy to improve the equitable supply of rice.

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The Big Bus!

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