Japanese and Filipino scientists have teamed up to address the problem of food security by developing new rice varieties that are both high yielding and disease-resistant.
Under the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) rice research project called “Wonder Rice Initiative for Food Security and Health [WISH],” the scientists aim to transfer disease resistance and high-yielding traits to existing rice varieties in Africa and the Philippines.
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