TALKS between the government of Myanmar and President Rodrigo Duterte during his recent state visit have resulted in an agreement to plant 14,000 hectares of hybrid rice from the Philippines in Myanmar, agricultural producer SL Agritech reported.
HYBRID RICE EVERYWHERE Department of Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol said his department has set a target of one million additional hectares of hybrid rice in the Philippines in the next three years. The government of Myanmar recently agreed to plant 14,000 hectares of Philippine hybrid rice in that country, as the Southeast Asian neighbors cooperate in trying to attain rice self-sufficiency. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE PHOTO