Sentences with phrase «smart rice varieties»
New Delhi - About 10 million of the poorest and most disadvantaged rice farmers have been given access to climate - smart rice varieties, which includes flood - tolerant ones.
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De Luna said that the government will ensure the availability of seeds of climate - smart rice varieties and will promote their use in less favorable areas through informal seed systems such as community seed banks.
ALABANG, Philippines — Cultivating climate - smart rice varieties in unfavorable environments could boost local rice production, says Edilberto de Luna, Philippine agriculture assistant secretary for operations (photo).
For example, the initiative could enable member nations to partner in the development and distribution of climate - smart rice varieties adapted to region - specific conditions of drought, flooding, and salinity brought on by climate change.
De Luna said that the government will ensure the availability of seeds of climate - smart rice varieties and will promote their use in less favorable areas through informal seed systems such as community seed banks.
He cited how the climate - smart rice varieties, which are helping provide sustenance and livelihood to millions of poor farmers in Asia, were developed using traits derived from the rich diversity of old rice varieties being kept in the Genebank.
«Under the past phases of the project, 16 climate - smart rice varieties tolerant of flood, drought, and salinity were released in various countries in South Asia; about 14 such varieties were released in sub-Saharan Africa.
At the same time, it enables work with on a bilateral basis to accelerate the development and deployment of climate - smart rice varieties adapted to region - specific conditions of drought, flooding and salinity brought on by climate change.
ALABANG, Philippines — Cultivating climate - smart rice varieties in unfavorable environments could boost local rice production, says Edilberto de Luna, Philippine agriculture assistant secretary for operations (photo).
ALABANG, Philippines — Cultivating climate - smart rice varieties in unfavorable environments could boost local rice production, says Edilberto de Luna, Philippine agriculture assistant secretary for operations.
New Delhi - About 10 million of the poorest and most disadvantaged rice farmers have been given access to climate - smart rice varieties, which includes flood - tolerant ones.
This year, IRRI established a new and relevant rice breeding factory, deciphered the information found in 3,000 sequenced rice genomes, helped in marketing the Philippines» unique indigenous «heirloom» rice varieties to the outside world, distributed climate - smart rice varieties to reduce Asian farmers» risks, and celebrated 150 consecutive knowledge - filled cropping seasons of the Long - Term Continuous Cropping Experiment.
From the first modern variety developed - IR8, to climate - smart rice varieties now made available to millions of farmers in Asia and Africa, IRRI's varietal improvement work has enabled countries to make rice accessible and affordable, making it an important factor for food security and political stability.
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IRRI has been working hard for many years to find smarter and more effective ways to help farmers manage pests and to develop pest - resistant rice varieties to reduce the need for pesticides.