IR8: The miracle rice that saved millions

December 01, 2016 13:19

A 29-year-old Indian farmer called Nekkanti Subba Rao was one of the first to discover the IR8 rice variety's extraordinary properties. He is over 80 now and chuckles with delight as he recalls sowing his first field of IR8 on his small farm in the south-east Indian state of Andhra Pradesh in 1967. Do read

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