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Image of a man standing in a greenhouse with rice grains in his hands.

A woman smiling at the camera standing in front of boxes in a greenhouse.

"A 50 per cent reduction was the average, when you get to 70 per cent that's way more than what we can expect,"
she said.

Image of a close-up of rice grains.

Image of a man in a lab.

"It's expected to be here in perpetuity till mankind exists so it's a huge responsibility to keep it so that the global community will benefit."

Photo of a man taken from below holding a rice grain.

Image of rice farm workers.

"You save labour, you save water, and these are becoming scarce and expensive. Farmers can save almost $US125 [$198] per hectare, from the very first day when they start planting their crop."
Image of a man in a lab smiling.

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