Trainees from the first and second batches of African extension agronomists trained at the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) are currently implementing their own local PalayCheck systems in their respective countries, and the training of a new batch is ongoing.

Lea Abaoag, head of the Technology Management and Services Division of PhilRice, said that the training of the African extension agronomists by the agency was conducted through the partnership of the Japan International Cooperation Agency, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and PhilRice under the overall South-South Cooperation project, an initiative of the Coalition for Africa Rice Development to increase rice production in Africa.

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