Rice breeding has made important contributions to Latin America. More than 400 cultivars were released from 1975 to 2012, which helped to raise total production to >27 million tonnes obtained from 5.7 million hectares (average for 2010?2012). Rice production provides ∼US$8.8 billion for thousands of farmers in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The result of higher yields in the irrigated sector was to triple rice production in LAC while area did not grow, thus preserving more fragile environments. Several estimates on genetic gains for grain yield have been carried out in LAC.

El jueves 23 de junio se realizó la ceremonia de inauguración del "Campus de Aprendizaje, Investigación e Innovación", con la presencia de autoridades departamentales, nacionales y del Presidente de la República, Dr. Tabaré Vázquez.