date:Apr 16, 2013
ese agriculture scientist Yuan Longping, the acknowledged father of hybrid rice, was held to strengthen the hybrid rice industry in the Philippines.
Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala said that the government's goal right now is to make Filipino farmers earn more by cutting production cost and planting hybrid rice.
The country's rice self-sufficiency is almost within reach, with only 187,000 metric tons of imports this year, Alcala said.
Alcala said that through the Super Hybrid Rice and 10