A team of scientists in the Philippines has launched an ambitious project to alter the way rice grows and greatly increase yields of the crop, a daily staple for almost half the world's people. With prices soaring and population increasing, experts say increasing the yield—the amount of rice that can be produced from a fixed amount of land—will be crucial to feeding the planet's poor in the years to come. "This is a long-term, complex project that will take a decade or more to...
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