Hybrid Rice Development Across Asia Need of the Hour India Pakistan Indonesia Philippines Bangladesh Vietnam China Map Not to Scale

Rice is life Hybrid Rice- Sustainable Technology Need of the hour Agenda

Rice is the most important cereal grown globally Major staple food for about half of the world population Today, around 600 million tons of Rough rice are produced each year Cultivated in 113 countries in the world And also, a way of life and a cultural heritage: “ Life without rice is not conceivable in most Asian countries” Rice is life

Rice is a truly global crop and an important corner stone of the Asian agriculture Major Exporter Major Importer Others 7.7m t7.6m t 3.7m t 3.2m t Middle East 5.3m tAfricaChinaIndiaPakistanVietnamThailand 27.4m t Indonesia/Malaysia/ Philippines Vietnam (6%) China (31%) India (22%) Others (22%) Thailand (4%) Indonesia (8%) Bangladesh (7%) Source: USDA Milled Production in m t

Rice is life Hybrid Rice- Sustainable Technology Need of the hour Agenda

 Adaptation to climate change  GHG Mitigation  Increased water efficiency  More resilience to pests and diseases  Food security & safety  Livelihood & rural development: avoid rural exodus, allows education  Improves labor conditions  Yield security & increased productivity  Secured income of smallholder farmers  Reduce imports, enable exports  Innovative solutions & technology transfer Hybrids play an important role in shaping a sustainable rice production Sustainable Rice Production EconomyEcologySociety Sustainable intensification of rice production requires sound partnerships Page 17

A lot of Asian countries still lag behind in terms of average yield

Hybrid Rice: Enhancing yields  Rice hybrids have the potential to yield 15 to 35% more than the best HYV grown in similar conditions  More hardy in adverse growing conditions, especially in unfavorable soil and climatic conditions – such as temporary drought stress  The lower seed planting density and higher yield compensates the higher seed price per kg  An enormous development potential for hybrid rice following the example of China Hybrid rice status in the world

* Current Hybrid Rice markets in Asia (excl. China): India, Vietnam, Philippines, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh Mio ha Internal Estimates Hybrid Acreage CAGR: 13% It is possible to grow Hybridization to 14% by 2022 (in current countries) But Hybrid Rice adoption has to accelerate if we want to achieve 30% more rice by 2030 (vs 2010) Not only in current countries but also in new ones Hybrid Rice Acreage Development *

Rice is life Hybrid Rice- Sustainable Technology Need of the hour Agenda

 Hybrid rice is a proven technology  Take up Hybrid rice development & adoption in Mission mode  In collaborative with and in inclusive manner involving all stakeholders (PPP mode)  Most important is to Include the Excluded  Research & Development –  Germplasm movement in line with international standards,  Access & movement  PRA - Sanitary and Phytosanitory measures  Reduce the complexity in variety release procedure  Incentivize R&D to develop suitable hybrids ( Tax benefit on investment )  A broad germplasm base to support an efficient breeding program and a strong expertise in seed production.  Commercial seed movement  Harmonization of seed movement in the region/global alignment  Seed Production – currently lower productivity/acre,  storage/ transportation facility for efficient supply chain  IP Protection – enforcement against counterfeits  Extension and education - adapt suitable agronomic practices Need of the hour

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