Irrigation variety Soberana FL developed under the INIA-FUNDARROZ Agreement

Abstract

Successful agriculture is based on continuous innovation through the research and development of new technologies that contribute to increased productivity and improve the profitability of the crop with less environmental impact and sustainability. The National Rice Genetic Improvement Project (PNMGA), an agreement between the National Agricultural Research Institute (INIA) and the National Rice Foundation (FUNDARROZ), aims to develop new rice cultivars under irrigation, resistant or tolerant to the main pests, high yield and excellent grain quality; with its respective technological reference. The scope of the project is national in the states with the highest rice production, such as: Portuguesa, Guárico and Barinas; and internationally in Colombia, in the towns of Palmira and Villavicencio, experimental fields of the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) and the Latin American Irrigated Rice Fund (FLAR).