The African flavor of Chinese hybrid rice

2023-10-07

In June of this year, in front of the tomb of Yuan Longping, the father of hybrid rice, at the Longevity Garden of the Tang people in Changsha City, Hunan Province, China, Rakutoson Filibel, former Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture of Madagascar, brought a gift that carries the sincere gratitude of the people of the Republic of Madagascar - hybrid rice produced in Africa. He stood in front of the tomb, staring at the tombstone for a long time and saying, "Dear Teacher Yuan Longping, we are late." This scene moved the world after being reported by the media. The reporter recently made a phone follow-up visit to Lakotoson. If it weren't for Mr. Yuan Longping, Madagascar wouldn't have hybrid rice, "he said. China's hybrid rice has helped the people of Madagascar gradually overcome hunger and made the world believe that hunger will eventually be eliminated. A Chinese rice seed needs to go through various stages such as variety selection, risk analysis of foreign species invasion, and approval before it can land and take root from the Chinese hybrid rice experimental fields in the northern hemisphere to the island country of Madagascar in the southern hemisphere. At present, more than 20 African countries have introduced and planted hybrid rice from China. In 2006, at the Beijing summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation of the Forum on China Africa Cooperation, China promised to establish 10 distinctive agricultural technology demonstration centers in Africa. In 2007, the Madagascar Hybrid Rice Demonstration Center project, led by the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences and participated by Yuan's Seed Industry Company, was launched. Zhang Lijun, the head of the African region of Yuan's Seed Industry Company, introduced that Madagascar, as the company's first hybrid rice demonstration center, was finally selected under the guidance of Academician Yuan Longping and after analyzing the basic situation of more than 20 African countries, Chinese experts. In addition to establishing and operating the demonstration center, China has also dispatched experts to Madagascar. In 2008, Hu Yuefang came to the country as an expert in hybrid rice technology to study hybrid rice varieties suitable for local natural conditions. Rice is an important crop in Madagascar. Due to factors such as outdated technology and infrastructure, the country's rice production has always been unable to fully meet the food needs of its people. "Hu Yuefang said that in order to find the most adaptable hybrid rice variety, he and his technical team have traveled almost all the rice planting areas on the island. With the joint efforts of Hu Yuefang and other Chinese technical experts, by December 2022, the cumulative promotion area of Chinese hybrid rice in Madagascar will be 75000 hectares, with an average yield of about 7.5 tons per hectare. Higher yield and better taste make Chinese hybrid rice very popular in Africa, "said Andre, the head of a private agricultural enterprise in Madagascar, Since 2010, we have been collaborating with Yuan's Seed Industry to promote Chinese hybrid rice varieties to local farmers, and recycling the rice grown by farmers during the harvest season to process and sell it to various parts of Madagascar. China has also continued to provide agricultural technology support to African countries and regions in need, helping them strengthen agricultural capacity building related to hybrid rice and helping African countries reduce poverty. In 2018, the Chinese agricultural expert group identified Ningjia 4 Village, Jihanga County, Bubanza Province, Burundi, as the first rice poverty reduction demonstration village in the province. At present, the village has successfully planted for 8 seasons, with a total planting area of 380.64 hectares and a total yield of 4104

Edit:He Chuanning    Responsible editor:Su Suiyue

Source:Xinhua

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