The output of these varieties was nearly double the current average rice yield per hectare. (Image source: Melanie Martinelli/sxc.hu)
Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) has announced that its four new rice high-yielding varieties can help the country achieve self-sufficiency
in the first half of 2013 corn harvests reached 4.4mn metric tonnes. (Image source: WayTru/Flickr)
Philippines’ corn production is expected to reach a record 8.2mn metric tonnes this year, with at least 150,000 metric tonnes in surplus
Sorghum will be used for animal feed as China’s beef industry grows. (Image source: USDAgov/Flickr)
China has announced that it has received its first shipment of sorghum from US at its Guangzhou Port facility
The paddies would be cultivated in the Ayeyarwady Delta region and the Bago division. (Image source: Krista Johanson/sxc.hu)
Myanmar has announced that it will sign a joint venture with China by the end of this year for cultivation of rice paddies
In 2012, China had imported 5.2mn tonnes of corn. (Image source: A. Carlos Herrera/sxc.hu)
Corn production in China is likely to hit a record high of 215mn tonnes in 2013, according to two industry organisations
