Vietnam’s rice among world’s best in 2020

Hanoi, December 7 (VNA) – Vietnam’s ST25 rice won the second place at a contest of the world’s best in 2020, held within the framework of the 12th world rice conference in the US from December 1 – 3. Thailand’s Jasmine 105 came first, and Cambodia’s rice won the third prize. ST25 is a strain developed by a group of three experts in the Mekong Delta province of Soc Trang. It won the first prize at the 2019 edition held in Manila./.