Hybrid rice producer SL Agritech Corp. hopes to corner a bigger market share in the Gulf states such as Jordan and Kuwait after its Doña Maria rice varieties got certified as Halal food.

The company’s premium rice varieties just received a Halal certification from the Islamic Da’wah Council of the Philippines Inc. (IDCP), making it the first and – so far – the only Halal rice in the country, SL Agritech Chairman Henry Lim Bon Liong said.

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