Yuan Longping, the poor farmer s son who created hybrid rice & saved millions from famine msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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His development of high-yield rice hybrids in the 1970s led to steeply rising harvests in Asia and Africa and made him a national hero in China, credited with saving countless lives.
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Grain of health: Quality control, traceability and branding key to success of zinc biofortified rice in Asia By Guan Yu Lim Quality control, effective traceability and effective branding are needed to ensure the successful adoption and consumption of zinc biofortified rice in Asia, following its commercial release in several nations, experts claim.
In an article published in
Rice Improvement, researchers from various rice and agricultural research institutes in the Philippines, Vietnam, Bangladesh and Myanmar studied the initial success of the first set of high-zinc rice varieties in Asian countries faced with zinc deficiency problems.
Rice is a major staple crop in Asia, and biofortification of rice through breeding is a cost-effective and sustainable strategy to solve micronutrient malnutrition such as zinc deficiency.
Sub Saharan Africa and Asia rice sector players seek innovative ways of boosting domestic production to meet growing demand modernghana.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from modernghana.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.