Announcement: Revised Membership Structure for the Direct Seeded Rice Consortium (DSRC)
In line with our commitment to strengthen the consortium and broaden participation, the DSRC Secretariat is pleased to announce the adoption of a more inclusive and accessible membership structure for the Direct Seeded Rice Consortium.
We recognize that the previous fee structure may have limited the ability of small and medium-sized enterprises to join the platform. To address this, effective with the commencement of DSRC Phase III in January 2025, a new membership tier has been introduced, along with lowered annual fees across all categories.
This revised structure is designed to remove financial barriers and allow a more diverse range of organizations around the world to become productive members of DSRC, as well as expand the collective knowledge, opportunities, resources, and networks that DSRC offers.
Updated details of the new membership categories, fees, and associated benefits are provided below.
DSRC Membership Application Form for Phase III
Any private organization or company with commercial activities related to rice production, rice processing and/or rice value chain, and technology that would help DSR.
Sits on the Advisory/Steering committee
if the budget > 120k, then can suggest the experiments
Advance and early information on the work plan
Access to progress reports, results, data; Visits to IRRI DSRC experiments
Networking with other members of DSRC
Any private organization or company with commercial activities related to rice production, rice processing and/or rice value chain, and technology that would help DSR.
An annual turnover of <50M USD
Sits on the Advisory/Steering committee
if the budget > 120k, then can suggest the experiments
Advance and early information on the work plan
Access to progress reports, results, data; Visits to IRRI DSRC experiments
● Networking with other members of DSRC
Any private organization or company with commercial activities related to rice production, rice processing and/or rice value chain, and technology that would help DSR.
An annual turnover of <20M USD
Access to yearly reports
Visit to IRRI DSRC experiments
Networking with other members of the DSRC
Participation in DSRC annual meetings
Any private organization or company with commercial activities related to rice production, rice processing and/or rice value chain, and technology that would help DSR.
An annual turnover of <5M USD
Access to yearly reports
Visit to IRRI DSRC experiments
Networking with other members of the DSRC
Participation in DSRC annual meetings
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.)
Can suggest the experiments
Advance and early information on the work plan
Access to progress reports, results, data; Visits to IRRI DSRC experiments
Networking with other members of DSRC
NOTE: Minimum membership duration is 3 years