MADAGASCAR-MAHITSY-CHINA-HYBRID RICE

MADAGASCAR-MAHITSY-CHINA-HYBRID RICE

(230530) -- MAHITSY (MADAGASCAR), May 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local farmers harvest rice in a field at the China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center's Africa sub-center in Mahitsy, Madagascar, on May 12, 2023. In Madagascar, an Indian Ocean island country, the month of May is in the autumn season. Hu Yuefang, a Chinese hybrid rice expert, rushes to harvest the last batch of hybrid rice with local farmers in a field at the China National Hybrid Rice Research and Development Center's Africa sub-center in Mahitsy. (Xinhua/Sitraka Rajaonarison) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese hybrid rice experts help Madagascar achieve food security

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