Bayer aims for 100K farmers to use hybrids

Rice and corn seed producer Bayer Crop Science (BCS) is targeting by 2021 to reach 100,000 Filipino farmers to use highly profitable hybrid seeds that are resistant to diseases.

BCS claims farmers who will use its hybrid seeds can enjoy from 50- to 130-percent increase in yield and P200,000 in gross revenues from 1 hectare.