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The News: Pakistan to export 100 tons hybrid rice seeds for first time in April
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...
ECNS.cn: Rice variety developed by China’s ‘father of hybrid rice’ sets record in Hainan
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Daily Sun: Hybrid rice sets new record in production
BRRI Hybrid-5, a hybrid rice variety developed by Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI), delivered a record yield of 10 tonnes per hectare (Read more).
Breeding challenges: Hybrid rice clicks better in poor than agriculturally prosperous states | The Indian Express
Farmers in the Green Revolution regions show less interest in seed technology that has produced record-breaking yields in China (Read more).
The Manila Times: Vizcaya, Isabela eyed as hybrid rice centers
TUGUEGARAO CITY, Cagayan: The Department of Agriculture-Cagayan Valley (Region 2) office is considering the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Isabela as hybrid rice centers in the region (Read more).
SunStar: Recovering rice production using hybrid rice seeds pushed
BACOLOD - The Office of the Provincial Agriculturist (OPA) banked on rice farmers using hybrid seeds to recover reduction in yield brought by effects of climate change as well as calamities and pest infestation this year. Read...
The Nation: High-yielding hybrid rice area to cross 50 percent in three years
LAHORE - High yielding hybrid rice area is going to cross 50 percent in three years from present 25 to 30 per cent paddy coverage, yielding additional two million tons output, said Shahzad Ali Malik, Chief Executive Officer of Guard Rice Research & Services Pvt...
PDI: Bayer bolsters hybrid rice production in PH
As the government aims to reach rice self-sufficiency next year, agricultural company Bayer Philippines Inc. is set to inaugurate a newly installed seed processing unit within its plant in Canlubang, Laguna, next week to increase the production of hybrid rice seeds in...
Symposium tackles Indonesia hybrid rice opportunities
Yogyakarta, Indonesia – The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD), Department of Agriculture brought together key stakeholders in a 3-day conference to tackle solutions toward...
Indonesia to host IRRI-IAARD hybrid rice conference
The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and the Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) will bring together key stakeholders in a 3-day conference to showcase newest solutions toward addressing hybrid rice adoption challenges in...