China's rice technology nourishing Africa's needs
In China's vast rice breeding community, Hu Fengyi is in the minority. Over the past two decades, the plant scientist at Yunnan University has maintained a sharp focus on mining the potential of a perennial rice variety originally from Africa, which can be harvested multiple times and reduces labor costs. Unlike hybrid rice and other conventional high-yield varieties, perennial rice has received limited academic attention in the past. "There are lots of researchers studying rice in China, and if
Source: wn.com
