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Hybrid rice development in Asia: Assessment of limitations and potential

Year of publication 2015

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 209 p.

Product type Document

ISBN 978-92-5-108718-3

Edition 1

Synopsis (short abstract) Rice is the staple food of about half the world’s population. More than 90 percent of rice consumers live in Asia. Rice plays an important role in ensuring food security, and contributing to poverty and malnutrition alleviation in Asia and the world. As the world’s population continues to increase, there will be further demand on the rice supply. In consideration of these developments, the FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific and the Asia-Pacific Seed Association jointly organized a regi onal expert consultation on hybrid rice development in Asia in Bangkok, Thailand from 2 to 3 July 2014, attended by more than 70 participants. This publication is the proceedings of the regional consultation.

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