THE Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), has launched Philippine Traditional Rice Varieties, the country’s first seed catalog of indigenous rice varieties, the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) said on its website.

Dr. Vivencio Mamaril, officer-in-charge of BPI and a project leader at the National Seed Council said the catalog is the first publication of the Bureau for traditional rice varieties.

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