PM inaugurates rice field laboratory named after him

November 13, 2017 12:35

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today visited the International Rice Research Institute in Los Banos, Philippines and inaugurated the Resilient Rice Field Laboratory named after him.

While inaugurating the 'Shri Narendra Modi Resilient Rice Field Laboratory', the PM presented two Indian rice seed varieties to the IRRI gene bank.

During his visit, he got a briefing from the scientists at the world famous institute which is working towards developing better quality of rice seeds to address issues relating to food scarcity.

A large number of Indian scientists are working in the IRRI in Los Banos, an urban locality situated at a distance of around 65 kms from Manila, the capital of the Philippines.

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