Eufemio rasco biography definition

Happiest birthday to the National Academy of Science and Technology Agriculture Sciences Division Chair, Academician Eufemio T.

Rasco, Jr.!

He was born on February 3, 1950.

Acd. Rasco is recognized for his pioneering and outstanding contributions in the field of plant breeding, specifically tropical vegetables, and tropical white potato breeding.

As a team leader, he led the development of hybrids of ampalaya, squash, tomato, eggplant, chili, cabbage, and open-pollinated onion at East-West Seed Company widely distributed in the country and other parts of Asia.

At the Institute of Plant Breeding, University of the Philippines Los Banos (UPLB), the cultivars of upo, squash, and ampalaya he developed with students and co-workers are still widely utilized by farmers.

He was an Executive Director of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), which advocates energy in rice farming, coping with climate change, and rural transformation through a s