Burkina Faso: In Boulbi, the Chinese agricultural mission promotes mechanised harvesting of hybrid rice
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Burkina Faso: In Boulbi, the Chinese agricultural mission promotes mechanised harvesting of hybrid rice (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
In Boulbi, the Chinese agricultural technical mission, active since 2025, supplies inputs to rice producers on the plain and held a demonstration of mechanised harvesting of hybrid rice. The Chinese-run section covers two of the site's 15 hectares.
Burkina Faso: Chinese agricultural mission successfully trials hybrid rice (opens at the publisher, in a new window)
The Chinese agricultural technical assistance mission in Burkina Faso demonstrated mechanised harvesting of hybrid rice on 2 hectares of the irrigated plain of the Boulbi dam. The tested varieties are said to use less water and resist drought, with an expected yield of 9.5 tonnes per hectare.
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