Chinese hybrid rice thrives in Philippines, enhancing food security
[BorneoPost] - 02/28/2025
MANILA (March 1): 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 Filipino said, gazing across the green and yellow paddies in Central Luzon, dubbed “rice (…)
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