The Northern Regional Coordinating Council (NRCC) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Jiangxi Academy of Agricultural Science (JXAAS CHINA), a Chinese research institution, to boost food production in the country.
The agreement is focused on developing improved rice seed varieties to enhance production.It involves a hybrid research demonstration between Crop Gene Bank of Jiangxi province and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research-Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (CSIR-SARI).
Under the agreement, the Jiangxi Academy would provide SARI with technical support to develop improved and high-yielding rice varieties that are tolerant of harsh weather conditions.
Additionally, five sets of hybrid rice varieties from the Chinese research institution – hukenyou taixiang, luohongyou 1564, quanguangyou 822, quanyou simiao, and wanfengyousizhan, would be evaluated and possibly integrated in the region.