Chinese introduced rice varieties enhance production in Burundi

Published 2024년 5월 31일

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Burundi has seen a significant increase in rice production thanks to the introduction of eight hybrid rice varieties from China. This has raised yield from 3-4 tons per hectare to 9-10 tons, helping to mitigate hunger and malnutrition in the country. This is part of broader collaboration between Burundi and China, which has also seen the deployment of agricultural experts to share practical agricultural technology and train local professionals. Despite challenges such as weak infrastructure and plant diseases, progress has been made in improving well-being and promoting sustainable agricultural development in Burundi, with ongoing cooperation covering areas like agricultural machinery, livestock vaccine promotion, and bean and fruit cultivation.
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Rice varieties introduced from China have significantly enhanced production in Burundi, a Burundi agricultural expert said on Wednesday. Enhanced collaboration with China has facilitated our country in achieving greater success across various fields of production, especially in grain cultivation and livestock farming, said Alfred Niyokwishimira, director general of Burundi Institute of Agricultural Science and a 2020 alumnus of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Specifically, the introduction of the eight hybrid rice varieties from China has elevated the rice yield from 3 to 4 tons per hectare to 9 to 10 tons per hectare, mitigating the hunger and malnutrition challenges in Burundi, Niyokwishimira added. He made the remarks at the inaugural joint agricultural research and development symposium organized by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Bill &Melinda Gates Foundation from Wednesday to Thursday. Situated in East-Central Africa, Burundi, despite ...
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