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Support and office management

IRRI, with the support of the Government of India, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, has established IRRI-South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The ISARC is a regional facility of IRRI established in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, to support research, collaboration, training, and service provision to institutions, scientists, and other stakeholders in India and other South Asian and African countries.

ISARC stands for excellence in rice research through its three major component units, the Centre of Excellence in Rice Values Addition (CERVA), a Broader Program for Research and Partnership (BPRP) and IRRI Research and Education Program (IREP). ISARC is undertaking several R4D programs/projects for development cutting edge technologies and rice value added products to enhance the income and welfare of rice farmers through value chain development.

As part of one CGIAR initiative, IRRI is partnering with other CGIAR institutes such as CIMMYT in implementing a large project on “Excellence in Agronomy (EiA)”. One of the EiA use cases will deliver a data-driven advisory services for smallholders in the rice-based cropping systems of South Asia by validating a pinpoint digital agricultural advisory service that will support the agro advisory ecosystem in the Eastern Gangetic Plain (EGP) region. It is anticipated that the landscape-specific advisory system will help farmers get the planting dates for key crops right and help them increase system productivity.

This position will focus on socio-economic research and development of agro-advisory use cases, direct seeded rice (DSR) and other ISARC based projects and activities. The specific duties of the position include designing and monitoring field studies, data collection and analysis, evaluation of project activities to support its implementation, support project progress and reporting writing, and logistical support.