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Yuan Longping (1930–2021)
Crop scientist whose high-yield hybrid rice fed billions. Chinese children recite a Tang dynasty poem that credits the farmer’s sweat and toil for the rice on their plates. They should also acknowledge crop scientist Yuan Longping, the ‘father of hybrid rice’, the...

BRRI dhan75 shows hope of early cultivation of robi crops
Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) is going to introduce the BRRI dhan75, which is a short-duration and early maturity variety of Aman rice, in the market. The variety is expected to create scope of timely cultivation of rabi crops such as wheat, lentil,...

Yuan Longping: Simple life, great legacy
The Father of Hybrid Rice, who passed away on May 22 this year, left behind a massive legacy of innovation to combat global food crisis The world knows him as the Father of Hybrid Rice. His invention revolutionized the global hunger landscape in an era when an...

DA eyes bigger rice production in 2021
Author: DA Communications Group | 11 January 2021 The Department of Agriculture (DA) aims to further improve the country’s rice productivity and adequacy levels this year, boosted by the combined outcomes of government interventions and continued strong partnerships...

DA projects 1.62 MMT additional rice production in 2021
SECURE. Agriculture Undersecretary and chief-of-staff Cheryl Caballero shared in Friday's (Jan. 29) virtual briefer that the DA has secured 1.62 million metric tons of rice for 2021 which is valued at PHP24.26 billion. The official said these were through the...

Hybrid rice seeds get highest yields for rice farmers in Bohol
TAGBILARAN CITY — A rice farmer from Paraiso, Mabini town in Bohol, Estarlita Vallecera got for the first time the highest yield from its hybrid rice farm when she harvested an average of eight metric tons per hectare during his actual harvest last October 16 and the...

DA asks seed firms to promote hybrid rice tech
HYBRID RICE TECH. Crispulo Bautista Jr., executive director of the Department of Agriculture (DA)-Central Luzon, delivers his message during the Hybrid Rice Derby Field Day and Farmers’ Forum at the Central Luzon State University in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva...

Hybrid rice: Corteva slowly making inroads into Bihar, Jharkhand; trains 90K woman farmers
Global agriculture firm Corteva Agriscience is slowly making inroads to push its hybrid paddy seeds and other products in Bihar and Jharkhand, where it has trained about 90,000 women pravaktas or village leaders on growing hybrids along with agronomic practices and...

Hybrid rice yield likely to increase by 40-50pc in Sindh, S.Punjab
LAHORE - Hybrid coarse varieties of rice are likely to give 40-50 per cent more yield in Sindh and South Punjab this year. Favourable weather conditions, good and timely rains, improved seed quality and proper technical support from seed companies resulted in more...