date:Apr 16, 2013
llion-peso grant ($1.7 million) up to 2016 that will be coursed through the PhilSCAT.
Yuan said the Chinese government has adopted policies that have encouraged farmers to grow more, such as providing them with hybrid rice seeds free of charge and giving tax breaks to seed companies.
It's an efficient and economical way to increase food production. Hybrid rice increases rice production very fast. Of course, the cost of seed is higher but the economic return is much higher, he said.
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