In a move that accelerate impact and improve dissemination of high quality seeds to the Philippines rice farmers, IRRI and SL Agritech Corporation have entered into a six-year Limited-Exclusive Commercial License Agreement for two elite hybrids of the Hybrid Rice...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said rice self-sufficiency will be attained when the rate of adoption for hybrid seed hits 30% of the 4 million hectares of rice land, compared with the current rate of 10% (Read more).
Pakistan is all set to export the first ever consignment of 100 tons heat-tolerant rice seeds to the Philippines next month, a senior industry official said – a shipment that is long-awaited since the country begun experimenting hybrid technology over a decade...
