A 69-year-old rice farmer from Talavera, Nueva Ecija has been declared “Ang Hari ng Ani” (The King of Harvest) grand winner in the province after recording the highest palay (unmilled rice) yield in the recent summer harvest season by using US-88 premium long-grain hybrid rice seed variety from SeedWorks Philippines.
(From left) Nueva Ecija Provincial Agriculturist Bernardo Valdez, Ang Hari sa Ani winner and rice farmer Emmanuel Soleta, Department of Agriculture-Region 3 Technical Director Nelson Bautista and Simeon Bautista, area manager for North Luzon, SeedWorks Philippines during the awarding ceremonies held on July 24, 2020. PHOTO FROM SEEDWORKS PH