date:Apr 24, 2013
in East and Southern Africa by helping farmers produce more rice.
These new varieties also possess grain quality that meets the needs and preferences of farmers and consumers in Tanzania essential to ensuring their adoption and marketability.
Komboka is strongly desired for its aroma, which is highly regarded by farmers and consumers, and therefore it is very marketable, said Dr Zakaria Kanyeka of the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), which led the development of the varieties.
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