Hybrid rice project launched at Nepal's sci-tech park

KATHMANDU, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) -- Experimental seedlings of hybrid rice varieties were transplanted into Nepal South Agricultural Science and Technology Park on Monday, as part of efforts to help the South Asian country achieve food self-sufficiency.

The first batch of 37 high-yield varieties will land at the hybrid rice demonstration zone of the park, which is located in the town of Rampur in Bharatpur city in south-central Nepal.