Venerable professor shares wisdom on rice

"The experts will learn what the farmers need and help them overcome their difficulties," Luo said.

South China Agricultural University has sent teams of experts and technicians — more than 100 altogether — to major agricultural production bases in the South China region to help farmers and agriculture-related enterprises continue production during the current epidemic, it said in a written statement.

The move is aimed at ensuring a harvest later, which will help poor villages cast off poverty and set out on a road to prosperity, it said.