Marcos OKs adoption of hybrid rice to boost crop yield

By Catherine S. Valente

Feb 15, 2023 9:26 am

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has agreed to use hybrid rice as a better alternative to the inbred variety for increased crop production in the country, Malacañang said on Wednesday.

Presidential Communications Secretary Cheloy Garafil said the President on Tuesday met with SL Agritech Corporation (SLAC) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Henry Lim Bon Liong and farmers from Central Luzon to address the challenges in the rice industry.

A farmer tends to his rice field in Palayan, Nueva Ecija, on Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2022. PHOTO BY: J. GERARD SEGUIA

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