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Korea-funded seed facilities to boost Philippine rice sector
Business World Philippines
|November 10, 2025
THE PHILIPPINES and South Korea have inaugurated new rice seed processing and cold storage facilities at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) in the Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, a project aimed at strengthening the rice seed supply chain and improving food security.
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The facilities are funded by Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (MAFRA) and the Korean Rural Community Corp. and implemented by the Global Agriculture Policy Institute, PhilRice said in a statement.
These will improve the processing, storage, and shelf life of high-quality certified seeds used in rice production.
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