ILOCOS NORTE: A school-based research group has come out with a study showing palay (unmilled rice) can be stored safely by simply using leaves of the lima bean (patani) crop.

In their study, student-researchers of the City of Batac National High School (CBNHS) have shown that leaves of the lima bean crop are effective for keeping stored palay safe from weevils.

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