Mangaldan Farmers develop new varieties of crossbred rice
MANGALDAN—Two farmers here successfully combined two varieties of rice to form new crossbred varieties named Bona 1 and Bona 2.
Dionisio Frianeza and Samuel Gorospe, farmer breeders named their newly developed crossbred varieties of rice after the incumbent mayor of the town, Bonafe Parayno.
Frianeza successfully combined Jasmin and National Seed Industry Council (NSIC) varieties and produced Bona 1 while Gorospe called the combined NSIC with G11 Bona 2.
Mayor Parayno said the two farmers were educated on crossbreeding by the Department of Agriculture (DA) through the technical schools in their respective barangays.
“We have been supporting our farmers and even fisher folks in our town in the best way we can for them to improve their skills and knowledge on agriculture”, said Parayno.
Meanwhile, the new varieties of crossbred rice will be submitted to DA for official certification.
The mayor said a resolution from the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) protecting the seeds of the new varieties under the Farmer’s Seed Registry will be sought.
Attesting to the delicious and excellent quality of Bona 1 and Bona 2 rice after trying the rice cakes from Bona 1 and Bona 2, the mayor vowed continuous support of the town to the farmers. (Hilda Austria)
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