Podcast: Rice entrepreneurs in China harness tech, crowdfunding to grow a safer, tastier grain- SCMP Long Reads
PUBLISHED : Thursday, 06 December, 2018, 12:00am
UPDATED : Friday, 07 December, 2018, 2:16pm
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Basmati in India, jasmine rice in Thailand, carnaroli in Italy – China, despite being the world’s biggest grower, has no rice to match these varieties. A new generation of investors aim to change that with boutique organic production and new technology. An audio version of a Post Magazine feature by Enid Tsui, read by Sofia Mitra-Thakur.
Chinese rice entrepreneurs aim to grow a safer, tastier grain
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