LOS BAÑOS: November 2016 marks the 50th anniversary of IR8, the world’s first high-yielding rice variety, dubbed “miracle rice” for averting famine throughout Asia.

IR8, the first rice variety released by the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) headquartered in the Philippines, sparked the Green Revolution in Asia—a phenomenon that saved the region from famine in the 1960s and ‘70s.

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