Major change seen in hybrid rice program; fund woes bared.(Provincial News) From: Manila Bulletin | Date: April 28, 2004 | COPYRIGHT 2004 Manila Bulletin Publishing Corp. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information) Copyright information

Byline: ESTANISLAO ALBANO JR.

TABUK, Kalinga The initially successful hybrid rice program of the government is in for a major change which could either strengthen or set it back.

Tabuk Municipal Agriculture Services Officer Gilbert Cawis said Director Leocadio Sebastian of the Philrice, the agency in charge of the governments hybrid rice program, disclosed at a recent meeting with agriculture officials that there could be a problem of budget for the production of hybrid rice seeds in the next cropping season.

Cawis said that Sebastian had advised agriculture ...

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