date:Apr 16, 2013
the land area planted to hybrid rice in China is 58 percent of its 29.5 million hectares of rice land, or 17 million hectares.
On the other hand, area planted to hybrid rice in the Philippines is a measly 5 percent, or just 146,000 hectares as of 2012.
Yuan, a recipient of several international awards, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2011, predicts that the super hybrid rice will become a commercial success in the Philippines in three years.
We will send super hybrid varieties for test