Honduras Plants Certified Rice Seed to Lift Quality

Published on Honduras Daily · Jul 12, 2026 · Originally reported July 12, 2026 by Infobae – Honduras

Honduras is sowing 1,000 manzanas (about 700 hectares) with high-yield certified rice seed imported from the Dominican Republic, a pilot program costing roughly 5 million lempiras (about $187,000) to improve grain quality and cut its reliance on imports.

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