Rice breeding delivers US$1.46 billion worth of rice a year to SE Asian rice farmers.


Rice breeding delivers US$1.46 billion worth of rice a year to SE Asian rice farmers.

Southeast Asian rice farmers are harvesting an extra US$1.46 billion worth of rice a year as a result of rice breeding – the science that develops new rice varieties.
Peter Matlon, Chair of AfricaRice Board of Trustees, delivering the welcome address during the 40th Anniversary Celebration of Africa Rice Center (AfricaRice), held at Kairaba Hotel, Kololi, The Gambia, 24 September 2011. Video credit : R.Raman, Africa…
Opening statement by His Excellency Sheikh Professor Alhaji Dr Yahya A.J.J. Jammeh, President of the Republic of the Gambia and Minister of Agriculture — statement delivered by Hon.

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