Wednesday, April 19th, 2023
Chinese hybrid rice boosts rice supply in Madagascar
By Yan Yunming, People’s Daily Over an hour’s drive away from Antananarivo, capital city of Madagascar, there lies Fiadanakely village, Mahitsy, a town northwest of the capital. Rice in the vast paddy fields was earring as breezes brushed against the green seedlings. Dina, a 44-year-old rice grower in the village, was checking the growth of her crops on the ridge fields. “We will reap the rice a month later,” she said, expressing her confidence in a harvest. The rice grown by Dina was a hybrid variety tailored by Chinese expertsRead More