International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) is planning to build a new research institution to encourage young Asian researchers and other foreign countries to learn and examine natural and balance growth of rice despite of climate change.

The officers from IRR conducted a groundbreaking activity last January 27 for the Lloyd T. Evans Plant Growth Facility which is a biotech center which has eight environmentally quarters that were controlled to study the significant effects of climate change in relation to the cultivation of farming.

The said research facility permits exact control of components like carbon dioxide and greenhouse gas levels, light force, water management, night-time temperature and moderate atmospheric moisture, while sensors will take part in detecting plants to gather précised information.

The research facility is named after an Australian plant physiologist and IRRI board member. Experts in science can imitate the quality of environment as general trends of climate change to rapidly give high temperature and extend the duration of dry regions.

A statement from Matthew Morell, “Studying agriculture under conditions induced by climate change is critical.” He also added the critical weather condition brought by super typhoons which can destroy the agriculture just like the typhoon Haiyan that hit the Philippines in 2013.

One of the effective solutions to this problem is attract young researchers to engage in long-term career in agriculture and give a quick access to research facilities and equipment.

Morell also said that the country has a very challenging role on how to positively change the point of view of young people when stepping to their career in research related to agriculture. The world needs to produce more experts in science because of the existence of climate change.

A.Valmero