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Made-in-Philippines new rice variety rolled out in east India to boost output
The New Indian Express Hyderabad
|May 25, 2025
THE Centre has introduced a new high-yielding paddy variety, developed from two varieties in the Philippines, to farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha, in an initiative to boost rice production.
THE Centre has introduced a new high-yielding paddy variety, developed from two varieties in the Philippines, to farmers in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha, in an initiative to boost rice production. According to experts, the new variety, 'Malaviya Manila Sinchit Dhan-1' (MMSD), has the potential to transform rice cultivation in eastern India, where productivity has stagnated.
This story is from the May 25, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Hyderabad.
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