Philippines, Cambodia boost cooperation on rice research, production
By Philippine Information Agency
QUEZON CITY, Feb. 27 – The Philippines and Cambodia have agreed to boost their cooperation on rice research and production following the visit to the Department of Agriculture last February 20 by officials of Cambodia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries.
Accompanied by officials of the Los Baños-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Cambodian Agriculture Secretary Dr. Ty Sokhun informed Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol that his country seeks Philippine cooperation in learning new rice growing technologies, particularly in the development of new seed varieties and knowledge exchange on rice farming.
