International Rice Research Institute
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The International Rice Research Institute is a leading agricultural research organization that played a pivotal role in the Green Revolution by developing high-yielding rice varieties and advancing rice production technologies worldwide.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| International Rice Research Institute canonical | 23 |
| IRRI | 3 |
| Director General of the International Rice Research Institute | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T56697 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Rice Research Institute Context triple: [Green Revolution, associatedWithOrganization, International Rice Research Institute]
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A.
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center is a global agricultural research organization that develops improved maize and wheat varieties to enhance food security and sustainable farming, notably associated with Green Revolution pioneer Norman Borlaug.
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B.
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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C.
Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization is a United Nations specialized agency that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture worldwide.
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D.
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization is a UN specialized agency that promotes inclusive and sustainable industrial development to reduce poverty and support economic growth in developing countries.
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E.
Institute of Statistical Studies and Research
The Institute of Statistical Studies and Research is a specialized academic and research center at Cairo University focused on advanced statistics, data analysis, and related quantitative disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Rice Research Institute Target entity description: The International Rice Research Institute is a leading agricultural research organization that played a pivotal role in the Green Revolution by developing high-yielding rice varieties and advancing rice production technologies worldwide.
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A.
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center is a global agricultural research organization that develops improved maize and wheat varieties to enhance food security and sustainable farming, notably associated with Green Revolution pioneer Norman Borlaug.
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B.
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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C.
Food and Agriculture Organization
The Food and Agriculture Organization is a United Nations specialized agency that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve food security, nutrition, and sustainable agriculture worldwide.
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D.
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization is a UN specialized agency that promotes inclusive and sustainable industrial development to reduce poverty and support economic growth in developing countries.
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E.
Institute of Statistical Studies and Research
The Institute of Statistical Studies and Research is a specialized academic and research center at Cairo University focused on advanced statistics, data analysis, and related quantitative disciplines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural research institute
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international research organization ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
adapt rice systems to climate change
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improve rice quality ⓘ increase rice yields ⓘ reduce environmental impact of rice production ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
CGIAR centers
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national agricultural research systems ⓘ |
| conducts |
capacity building for extension workers
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on-farm research ⓘ training programs for rice scientists ⓘ |
| developed |
IR36 rice variety
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IR64 rice variety ⓘ IR8 rice variety ⓘ drought-tolerant rice varieties ⓘ flood-tolerant rice varieties ⓘ high-yielding rice varieties ⓘ salinity-tolerant rice varieties ⓘ semi-dwarf rice varieties ⓘ submergence-tolerant rice varieties ⓘ |
| developedTechnology |
improved rice cultivation practices
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integrated pest management for rice ⓘ rice crop management decision tools ⓘ rice germplasm conservation methods ⓘ |
| field |
agricultural economics
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agricultural science ⓘ agronomy ⓘ crop protection ⓘ genetics ⓘ plant breeding ⓘ rice research ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
food security
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rice production ⓘ smallholder farmers ⓘ sustainable agriculture ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Ford Foundation
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Philippine government ⓘ Rockefeller Foundation ⓘ |
| foundedIn | 1960 ⓘ |
| hasMission |
to ensure environmental sustainability of rice farming
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to improve the health and welfare of rice farmers and consumers ⓘ to reduce poverty and hunger through rice science ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Los Baños, Laguna, Philippines ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Philippines ⓘ |
| locatedOn | University of the Philippines Los Baños campus ⓘ |
| maintains |
international rice genebank
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large rice germplasm collection ⓘ |
| memberOf | CGIAR ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | Green Revolution ⓘ |
| primaryCrop |
Oryza glaberrima
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Oryza sativa ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Latin America ⓘ |
| shortName |
International Rice Research Institute
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
IRRI
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| website | https://www.irri.org ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: International Rice Research Institute Description of subject: The International Rice Research Institute is a leading agricultural research organization that played a pivotal role in the Green Revolution by developing high-yielding rice varieties and advancing rice production technologies worldwide.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
International Rice Research Institute
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International Rice Research Institute
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this entity surface form:
IRRI
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IR8
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IR8
subject surface form:
IR8
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IR36
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IR36
this entity surface form:
IRRI
subject surface form:
IR36
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International Rice Genebank
subject surface form:
International Rice Genebank
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IR64
subject surface form:
International Rice Genebank
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International Rice Genebank
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International Rice Genebank
this entity surface form:
IRRI
subject surface form:
Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan
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M. S. Swaminathan
this entity surface form:
Director General of the International Rice Research Institute