This might look like a fairly normal bowl of rice, but it’s not. This is the new hybrid rice that isn’t just a grain, it’s ...

While concerns regarding hybrid rice quality and yield persist, experts believe it has the potential to ensure sustainable ...

A team of researchers has developed the world’s first hybrid meat-rice, rich in fat, protein, and carbohydrates. This creation, the researchers say, could be a significant step towards solving ...

Yuan Longping, an agronomist who developed strains of high-yield rice that made significant progress against famine, died in a hospital on May 22 at age 90. People’s Daily, a state-run media outlet in ...

“I thanked the government for its full support of the hybrid rice, resulting in better production and income to farmers like me.’’ Renie Palco, a hybrid rice farmer, said as he narrated the ...

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As agricultural cooperation between China and Pakistan deepens, more Pakistani researchers are coming to China to study and ...

MANILA: Every day, 98-year-old Melencio Maniego walks the narrow earthen banks between his 16-hectare rice fields to inspect his crops. "I've planted Chinese hybrid rice for over a decade," the ...

China, for example, that is doing a lot of business with the continent, revolutionized rice production in Asia through the use of hybrid rice technology. Currently, the share of hybrid rice in ...

BANJUL, March 13 (Xinhua) -- China's support and technical assistance have played a crucial role in driving significant progress in Gambia's agricultural sector in recent years, Gambian Minister of ...