Ten Nueva Ecija farmers, who were adjudged top producers of hybrid rice this year’s dry cropping season, were honored at rites held last Thursday at the Nueva Ecija Convention Center.
Severino Payumo, 69, bested 45 other farmers in the province who participated in the “search for hybrid rice highest yielder,” chalking up a record harvest of 345.6 cavans per hectare by planting the SL-8H hybrid rice variety.
The barangay captain of Buliran in Cabanatuan City, Payumo broke the record of 344 cavans per hectare harvested in May, 2005 by lady farmer Aida Badong of San Nicolas of Camarines Sur.
Payumo was followed by Ricardo Buenaventura of Tabacao, Talavera, who produced 266 cavans per hectare, and Severino Velasquez of Barangay Sta. Rita, Jaen, who harvested 230 cavans per hectare. They also planted the Sl-8H hybrid seeds variety.
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