Be a Member

Membership Packages

PLATINUM MEMBER

Annual Membership Contribution

USD 150,000

Elegibility

Any private organization or company with commercial activities related to rice production and/or rice processing

Benefits & Advantages
  • Right to be a member of the AC and TAC

  • Advance and early information on work plan, progress reports, results, data,

  • visits to IRRI DSRC experiments

  • networking with other members of DSRC

GOLD MEMBER

Annual Membership Contribution

USD 60,000

Elegibility

Any private organization or company with commercial activities related to rice production and/or rice processing

Benefits & Advantages
  • Advance and early information on work plan, progress reports, results, data,

  • visits to IRRI DSRC experiments

  • networking with other members of DSRC

SILVER MEMBER

Annual Membership Contribution

USD 22,000

Elegibility

Companies with turnover < USD 50M, and/or rice-producing companies

Benefits & Advantages
  • Advance and early information on work plan, progress reports, results, data,

  • visits to IRRI DSRC experiments

  • networking with other members of DSRC

GREEN MEMBER

Annual Membership Contribution

Voluntary

Elegibility

Not-for-profit institutions that are primarily supported by public funds

(e.g., government-funded national research institutions, public universities, international or regional research centers, professional organizations with no direct commercial activities, civil society and farmers’ organizations with no direct commercial activities, etc.)
Benefits & Advantages
  • Advance and early information on work plan, progress reports, results, data

  • visits to IRRI DSRC experiments

  • networking with other members of DSRC

NOTE: Minimum membership duration is 3 years

DSRC membership can include the following benefits and advantages:

  • Direct access to IRRI’s extensive research, technology platform, and expertise in DSR

  • Increased business profile and global relevance through shared sustainable agriculture best practices that are aligned with UN Sustainable Development goals

  • Leverage IRRI’s “honest broker” role and convening power to help inform government policy on new sustainable technologies and their potential impact on food security and farmers’ sustainability

  • Science-based assessment and testing of products, technologies, and services that align with DSRC scope and deliverables, with free access to a network of trial stations and topline recommendations on product development, reducing introduction risks and costs

  • Acceleration of time-of-impact and time-to-market of proven and tested technologies

  • Networking with other members, private companies, NGOs, and public sector decision-makers

  • Access to information or updates on potential project partnerships with other members

  • Invitation to all relevant DSRC networking events

  • Brand visibility (logo) and features in all relevant DSRC public relations and marketing initiatives, including but not limited to

- Digital channels i.e. website, official Facebook page, online explainer videos

- Emailers (to be sent to prospects)

- Future pocket events, seminars, and big conferences

- Press releases

To inquire about DSRC membership, please contact:

Dr. Remy Bitoun, Head of IRRI Tech Transfer