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IRRI gets $10.3-M grant from Gates Foundation

By Jose Katigbak | April 17, 2011 - 12:00am

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation announced a $10.3-million grant to the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in the Philippines to fund the development of Golden Rice, a genetically modified strain of...

Business

Gov't boosts development of Golden Rice

April 14, 2011 - 1:40pm

The country’s International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) tapped the Helen Keller International (HKI), a leading global health organization to evaluate the rice, for further development of Golden Rice.

Rice varieties that can withstand drought, floods being developed

By Ghio Ong | September 10, 2009 - 12:00am

Faced with the threat of climate change to the country’s crop production, Filipino scientists are developing rice varieties that can withstand drought and floods to ensure adequate supply of the staple.

Science and Environment

PhilRice soon to introduce beta-carotene enriched rice

March 22, 2006 - 12:00am

A new disease resistant and nutritionally enriched rice variety will soon be introduced by the Philippine Rice Research Institute ( PhilRice ) before 2010. Dr. Antonio Alfonso, the head of the PhilRice's Plant Breeding...

Freeman Cebu Business

GOLDEN RICE

December 18, 2005 - 12:00am

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is pushing hard for the development of rice varieties with a considerable amount of vitamin A in their grains through biofortification to help combat night and total...

Agriculture

Vitamin A-loaded rice

November 27, 2005 - 12:00am

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is pushing hard for the development of rice varieties with a considerable amount of vitamin A in their grains through bio-fortification to help combat night and total...

Agriculture

PhilRice pushes variety loaded with vitamin A

October 30, 2005 - 12:00am

The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is pushing hard for the development of rice varieties with a considerable amount of vitamin A in their grains through bio-fortification to help combat night and...

Agriculture