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 IRRI’s work on hybrid rice.
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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).