Interview: Chinese expert says hybrid rice contributes to Burundi's food security

BUJUMBURA, May 11 (Xinhua) -- The hybrid rice that Chinese farming experts are promoting in Burundi is contributing to the east African country's food security, a Chinese expert told Xinhua on Tuesday.

Yang Huade, who received the award of good harvest "Cup of the Ambassador of China to Burundi 2022" from the Burundian President earlier this month, said the rice production tripled since he arrived in Burundi in 2015.