BACOLOD CITY, Oct. 9 -- The Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA) has partnered with industry stakeholders in northern Negros to establish a high-yielding variety nursery and soils laboratory in Victorias City, Negros Occidental.

The facility, situated within the Victorias Milling Company (VMC) compound, is poised to become a regional hub for sugarcane innovation, facilitating the development of resilient, high-yield varieties and advancing scientific approaches to soil health and farm productivity.

In a statement on Thursday, SRA Administrator and Chief Executive Officer Pablo Luis Azcona underscored the importance of bringing research and laboratory services closer to farmers in northern Negros, an area vital to national sugar product...