Managing water resources has become extremely important with respect to major climate woes. In the Philippines, occurrences of El Niño have been more frequent in recent years, making it even more difficult for rice farmers to secure the irrigation water they need.

A parliament member of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh was impressed by the field performance of Golden Rice during his Sept. 30 visit to the Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) Central Experiment Station in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. Hon. Tanvir Shakil Joy, remarked on the good stand of Golden Rice or NSIC 2022 Rc 682 GR2E (Malusog-1) and on its potential as an additional intervention […]

Bangladesh Parliament Member Tanvir Shakil Joy (2nd from R) lauded the good stand of Golden Rice NSIC 2022 Rc 682 GR2E (Malusog-1) during their visit on Sep. 30. Above, the Institute’s top officials share copies of the PhilRice Story Book to Joy and Sanjay Kumar Bhowmik (2nd from L) of the Ministry of Environment.