The destruction of crops has always been a considerable problem. In particular, rice farmers of South East Asia are directly affected by heavy floods and damaging salt contamination every year, losing large amounts of harvest. Floods in this region are a direct result of torrential rains and overflowing rivers. At the forefront of research and development into newer, stronger crops that might resist such damage are the CGI (Clinton Global Initiative) and the IRRI (International Rice Research Institute) - the duo plans to provide a more sustainable crop, that would be unaffected by such flooding. In a news release entitled "IRRI-bred rice varieties for the Philippines," the IRRI demonstrates three innovative newly tested (yet to be distributed) rice crops: salt-tolerant rice, flood-tolerant rice, and drought tolerant rice.
The destruction of crops has always been a considerable problem. In particular, rice farmers of South East Asia are directly affected by heavy floods and damaging salt contamination every year, losing large amounts of harvest. Floods in this region are a direct result of torrential rains and overflowing rivers.
At the forefront of research and development into newer, stronger crops that might resist such damage are the CGI (Clinton Global Initiative) and the IRRI (International Rice Research Institute) - the duo plans to provide a more sustainable crop, that would be unaffected by such flooding.
In a news release entitled "IRRI-bred rice varieties for the Philippines," the IRRI demonstrates three innovative newly tested (yet to be distributed) rice crops: salt-tolerant rice, flood-tolerant rice, and drought tolerant rice.
