
IRRI’s proposal is set to build a comprehensive testing and selection that is also backed up by training capacity for its national partners. (Image source: Department of agriculture of the republic of the Philippines)
Recognising the importance of developing new varieties to bring the production capacity of rice in a climate change-challenged world, the Philippines is strongly supporting the International Rice Research Institute’s (IRRI) proposal to the ASEAN +3 (Japan, Korea, China)