Leading Philippine hybrid rice seed producer joins HRDC

Leading Philippine hybrid rice seed producer joins HRDC

LOS BAÑOS, Philippines—One of the leading hybrid rice seed producers in the Philippines, SL Agritech Corporation, signed an agreement at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) on May 3 to join the Hybrid Rice Development Consortium (HRDC). According to HRDC...

Rice sufficient in three years

Rice sufficiency may not be a far-fetched dream for the Philippines after all, if the country modernizes its agricultural sector. IRRI is working with the Philippine Department of Agriculture to help the country produce enough rice for millions of Filipinos. Hybrid...

The Philippines could be rice sufficient by 2020

By 2020, the Philippines could be self-sufficient in rice. But with shrinking lands, climate change, and other challenges, the plan to be self-sufficient by 2020 can only be fulfilled by using modern agricultural strategies like hybrid rice. Learn more about...