https://www.scmp.com/rss/510021/feed Monika Mondal is an independent journalist who writes about agriculture, sustainability and environment en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com As a guest professor at the Institute of Food and Nutrition Development in Beijing, Suresh Babu often finds himself eating out at Chinese restaurants after his lectures. Fortunately for him, Babu is a “rice lover”. “Whenever I go to China, I find hybrid rice in the restaurants, grocery shops, everywhere,” said Babu, who is also a senior fellow at the International Food Policy Research Institute in Washington. Less fortunately for Babu, while modern China may have what seems like an endless... https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3136974/why-didnt-rest-asia-get-taste-chinese-hero-yuan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/health-environment/article/3136974/why-didnt-rest-asia-get-taste-chinese-hero-yuan?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000