Breaking Developments: However, due to various factors such as seed quality, planting techniques and infrastructure, rice production has never been able to meet the food needs of the country, which still relies on imports.To help Madagascar achieve food self-sufficiency, Chinese experts have been working locally since 2007, promoting suitable hybrid rice varieties, training local agricultural technicians and rice growers and helping the country improve soil structure, Xinhua reported.Hu Yuefang, an expert from the Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, said that hybrid rice varieties developed with new Chinese technology have an average yield two to three times higher than local African varieties.By December 2022, Chinese hybrid rice has been promoted on 75,000 hectares in Madagascar, with an average yield of about 7.5 tons per hectare, taking a big step toward achieving food self-sufficiency locally.
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